Hungarian parliamentary election, 2014

The parliamentary elections in Hungary in 2014 was held on 6 April 2014. New members were appointed by the Hungarian Parliament ( Országgyűlés ).

Starting position

In the 2010 general election, the then MSZP -led government had suffered a heavy defeat. The opposition Fidesz reached a two-thirds majority, together with the allied KDNP. Viktor Orbán became prime minister, he had already been from 1998 to 2002. The far-right party Jobbik and the green - liberal party LMP attracted first entered parliament.

Since 2010 there have been changes in the party structure mainly on the left. The two former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai left the MSZP and was chairman 's own party, the Democratic Coalition / DK ( Gyurcsány ) and Együtt ( "Together ," Bajnai ). From the LMP the party ( Hungarian abbreviation: PM ) split " dialog for Hungary " from which allied itself with Együtt 2014. On 14 January 2014, MSZP agreed, Együtt 2014, DK and the Liberal Party (MLP ) of the former SZDSZ politician Gábor Fodor on an electoral alliance, the name Összefogás bears in 2014 and is dominated by the MSZP, whose chairman Attila Mesterházy joint top candidate will. Of the 106 common constituency candidates, the MSZP 71, Együtt -PM 22 DK 13 Of the first 60 list seats to the MSZP received 42 Együtt PM - 9, DK 6 and MLP 3

Suffrage

  • The parliamentary size is almost halved from 386 to 199 seats.
  • In the constituencies, whose number is reduced from 176 to 106, already in the first ballot, a relative majority is sufficient for victory. The proportion of directly elected members increased from 45.6% to 53.3 %, which is the majority choice element is amplified.
  • The votes in the constituency victorious candidates are partially taken into account in the distribution of seats on the national lists.
  • There are no regional party lists more.
  • Hungarians living abroad who register, receive the right to vote.
  • Voters can register as a member of a minority and then choose a minority list, which is favored in the allocation of the first seat.

The controversial introduction of a provision, only citizens allowed to vote after, who register for the election, was stopped by the Constitutional Court.

Living in Hungary voters have two votes, a list of voice and a vote to elect a direct candidates in the constituency. Hungarians abroad have only a list of voice. Who is registered as a minority voters, his voice list can be only a minority list. The remaining voters can select their list vote only one party list. 232000 Hungarians abroad have registered as voters. Under this form in Romania persons residing far the largest group.

Allocation of seats in the constituency

In each of the 106 constituencies of candidates with the most votes is elected. In contrast to the previous election law, there is no run-off elections. Allowed to compete in the constituency party candidates and non-party, each requiring 500 signatures of support from voters of the constituency as a candidate. Under the old electoral law 750 signatures were required. Several parties can set up a common candidate.

The number of electors in the constituency must not differ by more than 20 % from the average. In previous elections, there were constituencies with significantly larger deviation. Nevertheless, the new constituency boundaries was partly criticized as biased.

Distribution of seats according to lists

93 seats are distributed on national lists. Lists may be submitted by the parties and of national minorities. A party may submit only one list, if it has placed candidates in at least one quarter of all constituencies and distribution of these constituencies to at least 9 counties and Budapest ( which is part of any county). Several parties may submit a joint list.

Parties must be at least 5% of list votes will get to participate in the distribution of seats. If it is a common list of two parties, the electoral threshold is 10 %, with a common list of three or more parties 15%. Minority lists get a seat allocated in advance when they reach the so-called " preferential rate ". This is 1/93 the total number of list votes divided by four (ie, 1/372, or approximately 0.27 %). Minority lists take on the further allocation of seats in part only if they achieve at least 5 % of list votes.

The 93 list seats, reduced by any advance already awarded to minority lists seats are distributed based on the following vote totals:

  • For a party or a list of several parties all list votes are taken into account, including the voices of non-elected in the constituency candidates of the same party (s) are added. If candidates of the party (s) elected in the constituency, his votes projection ahead of second place, reduced by one, added to the list votes.
  • For minority lists all list votes are taken into account, minus the number of votes necessary to achieve the preferential rate.

Based on these votes to be considered the seats according to the d' Hondt method are distributed.

Nominations

A total of 18 party lists and 1554 candidates in the constituencies ( including 39 non-party ) were admitted. Four parties or party alliances have placed candidates in all 106 constituencies:

  • Fidesz KDNP
  • MSZP -DK - Együtt -PM- MLP ( Összefogás 2014)
  • Jobbik
  • LMP

None of the other parties are represented in parliament or has serious chances of mandates. A change of government is unlikely, according to polls. Thirteen minority lists were approved and 36 592 voters were registered on 31 March 2014 minority voters, including 15,484 as Roma and 15,289 as German.

Results (preliminary)

As of the counts at noon on April 7, the FIDESZ - KDNP reached 133 seats ( of which 96 are direct mandates ) and thus exactly the number of seats that is necessary for constitutional amendments ( 2/3-majority ). The coalition of MSZP and four other parties won 10 direct seats, including 8 in the capital. Overall, the five parties reach 38 mandates. Jobbik comes to 23 seats. The remaining five seats going to the LMP. Other parties and / or representatives of minorities have won no seats, but will the Parliament belonging to the part without voting rights.

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