Government of Hungary

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{{Politics of Hungary}}

The Government of Hungary ({{langx|hu|Magyarország Kormánya}}) exercises executive power in Hungary.{{cite web | url=http://www.kormany.hu/en | title=Website of the Government of Hungary | publisher=Government of Hungary | access-date=8 December 2014}} It is led by the Prime Minister, and is composed of various ministers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kormany.hu/download/e/02/00000/The%20New%20Fundamental%20Law%20of%20Hungary.pdf |title=Fundamental Law of Hungary (Article 15) |access-date=2014-12-08 |archive-date=2014-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629205136/http://www.kormany.hu/download/e/02/00000/The%20New%20Fundamental%20Law%20of%20Hungary.pdf |url-status=dead }} It is the principal organ of public administration. The Prime Minister (miniszterelnök) is elected by the National Assembly and serves as the head of government and exercises executive power. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party with the most seats in parliament. The Prime Minister selects Cabinet ministers and has the exclusive right to dismiss them. Cabinet nominees must appear before consultative open hearings before one or more parliamentary committees, survive a vote in the National Assembly, and be formally approved by the President. The cabinet is responsible to the parliament.

Since the fall of communism, Hungary has a multi-party system. A new Hungarian parliament was elected on 8 April 2018. This parliamentary election was the 8th since the 1990 first multi-party election. The result was a victory for Fidesz–KDNP alliance, preserving its two-thirds majority with Viktor Orbán remaining Prime Minister. It was the second election according to the new Constitution of Hungary which went into force on 1 January 2012. The new electoral law also entered into force that day. The voters elected 199 MPs instead of previous 386 lawmakers.Az országgyűlési képviselők választásáról szóló 2011. évi CCIII. törvény. In.: Magyar Közlöny. 2011. évi, 165. sz., 41095-41099. p.{{cite web |url= http://mno.hu/belfold/eletbe-lep-az-uj-valasztojogi-torveny-1040139 |title= Életbe lép az új választójogi törvény |work= Magyar Nemzet |date= 29 December 2011 |access-date= 2 January 2012 |language= hu |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120513052826/http://mno.hu/belfold/eletbe-lep-az-uj-valasztojogi-torveny-1040139 |archive-date= 13 May 2012 |url-status= dead }}

In 2023, there are increasing concerns over the commitment of the Hungarian government towards democratic values. Credible sources, including Freedom House{{Cite web |last=Gehrke |first=Laurenz |title=Hungary no longer a democracy, Freedom House says |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/hungary-no-longer-a-democracy-report-239807 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=POLITICO |language=en}} and the European Parliament,{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=MEPs: Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy {{!}} News {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220909IPR40137/meps-hungary-can-no-longer-be-considered-a-full-democracy |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}} claim Hungary is no longer a democratic country. Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his leading politicians openly use racist arguments,{{Cite news |last=RFE/RL |title=European Parliament Leaders Condemn Orban For 'Openly Racist' Remarks |language=en |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/european-parliament-orban-racist-remarks/31966820.html |access-date=2023-03-17}} making the normalization of right-wing extremism a valid concern in case of Hungary.{{Cite web |date=December 2015 |title=Antisemitic and Racist Statements by Hungarian Political Leaders |url=https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Antisemitism-Hungary-Factsheet.pdf |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=human rights first}} Voicing hate speech or discriminatory language against marginalized groups, including but not limited to those based on race, religion, or sexual orientation, especially when presented in a humorous context, is often socially accepted in Hungary.{{Cite journal |last=Bekesi |first=Aron B. |date=2023 |title=The Paradox of Anti-Democratic Arguments: aDefense of Democratic Principles in Debates |url=http://eiris.it/ojs/index.php/scienceandphilosophy/article/view/1372 |journal=Science & Philosophy |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=94}}

List of cabinets since 1989: