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Hungary Government 1996
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Administrative divisions:
38 counties (megyek, singular - megye) and 1 capital city* (fovaros);
Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Bekescsaba, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Budapest*,
Csongrad, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Fejer, Gyor, Gyor-Moson-Sopron,
Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Hodmezovasarhely, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Kaposvar,
Kecskemet, Komarom-Esztergom, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nograd, Nyiregyhaza,
Pecs, Pest, Somogy, Sopron, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Szeged, Szekesfehervar,
Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala, Zalaegerszeg
1001 (unification by King Stephen I)
St. Stephen's Day (National Day), 20 August (commemorates the founding of
Hungarian state circa 1000 A.D.)
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19 April 1972; 18 October
1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks
on the authority of the prime minister and also established the principle of
parliamentary oversight
in process of revision, moving toward rule of law based on Western model
18 years of age; universal
President Arpad GONCZ (since 3 August 1990; previously interim president
from 2 May 1990); election last held 3 August 1990 (next to be held NA
1995); results - President GONCZ elected by parliamentary vote; note -
President GONCZ was elected by the National Assembly with a total of 295
votes out of 304 as interim President from 2 May 1990 until elected
President
Prime Minister Gyula HORN (since 15 July 1994)
Council of Ministers; elected by the National Assembly on recommendation of
the president
National Assembly (Orszaggyules):
elections last held on 8 and 29 May 1994 (next to be held spring 1998);
results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (386 total) MSzP 209, SzDSz
70, MDF 37, FKgP 26, KDNP 22, FiDeSz 20, other 2
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Political parties and leaders:
Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF), Lajos FUR, chairman; Independent
Smallholders (FKgP), Jozsef TORGYAN, president; Hungarian Socialist Party
(MSzP), Gyula HORN, president; Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP),
Dr. Lazlo SURJAN, president; Federation of Young Democrats (FiDeSz), Viktor
ORBAN, chairman; Alliance of Free Democrats (SzDSz), Ivan PETO, chairman
the Hungarian Socialist (Communist) Workers' Party (MSzMP) renounced
Communism and became the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSzP) in October 1989;
there is still a small MMP
Australia Group, BIS, CCC, CE, CEI, CERN, EBRD, ECE, FAO, G- 9, GATT, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
IOM, ISO, ITU, MTCR, NACC, NAM (guest), NSG, OAS (observer), OSCE, PCA, PFP,
UN, UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNOMIG, UNOMOZ, UNOMUR,
UNU, UPU, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Gyorgy BANLAKI (since 27 October 1994)
3910 Shoemaker Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Donald M. BLINKEN
V. Szabadsag Ter 12, Budapest
Am Embassy, Unit 1320, Budapest; APO AE 09213-1320
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green
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