Hungary Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Hungarian People’s Republic

Type: Communist state

Capital: Budapest

Political subdivisions: 19 megyes (counties), 5 autonomous cities in county status

Legal system: based on Communist legal theory, with both civil law system (civil code of 1960) and common law elements; constitution adopted 1949 amended 1972; Supreme Court renders decisions of principle that sometimes have the effect of declaring legislative acts unconstitutional; legal education at Lorand Eotvos University Faculty of Law in Budapest and two other schools of law; has not accepted compulsory 1CJ jurisdiction

National holiday: Liberation Day, 4 April

Branches: executive—Presidential Council (elected by parliament); unicameral legislature—National Assembly (elected by direct suffrage); judicial—Supreme Court (elected by parliament)

Government leaders: Pal LOSONCZ1, President, Presidential Council (since April 1967); Gyorgy LAZAR, Premier, Council of Ministers (since May 1975)

Suffrage: universal over age 18

Elections: every five years (last election June 1985); national and local elections are held separately

Political parties and leaders: Hungarian Socialist (Communist) Workers’ Party (MSZMP), sole party; Janos Kadar, General Secretary (since November 1956; his title was changed from First Secretary to General Secretary in March 1985)

Voting strength: (1985 election) 7,700,000 (94%) turnout for multiple-candidate election, with only some leading figures running without opposition

Communists: about 870,992 party members (January 1985)

Hungary

Membe r of: CEMA, Danube Commission, FAO, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, 1CAC, ICAO, 1LO, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, IMF, IMO, IPU, ISO, 1TC, ITU, UN, UNESCO, UPU, Warsaw Pact. WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding Hungary on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hungary 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hungary 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.