| Prime Minister of Hungary | |
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| Magyarország miniszterelnöke | |
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| Style | Mr. Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
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| Reports to | National Assembly |
| Seat | Carmelite Monastery (Budapest, Színház Street 5-7) |
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | Elected by National Assembly |
| Term length | Four years, no term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Count Lajos Batthyány |
| Formation | 17 March 1848 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Salary | 4 823 000 Ft/US$ 13,460 monthly[2] |
| Website | The Prime Minister's Office https://www.miniszterelnok.hu/ |
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The prime minister of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország miniszterelnöke) is the head of government of Hungary. The prime minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The current holder of the office is Viktor Orbán, leader of the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance, who has served since 29 May 2010.[3]
According to the Hungarian Constitution, the prime minister is nominated by the president of Hungary and formally elected by the National Assembly. Constitutionally, the president is required to nominate the leader of the political party who wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly as prime minister.[4] If there is no party with a majority, the president holds an audience with the leaders of all parties represented in the assembly and nominates the person who is most likely to command a majority in the assembly, who is then formally elected by a simple majority of the assembly. In practice, when this situation occurs, the prime minister is the leader of the party winning a plurality of votes in the election, or the leader of the senior partner in the governing coalition.
- ^ "2011. évi CCII. törvény Magyarország címerének és zászlajának használatáról, valamint állami kitüntetéseiről" [Act CCII of 2011 on the Use of the Coat of Arms and Flag of Hungary and on State Awards]. CompLex Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye (in Hungarian) – via net.jogtar.hu.
- ^ Nagy Máté (10 Sep 2022). "Így változott Orbán Viktor fizetése 2010 óta". Index (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Members of the Government". Website of the Hungarian Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ The Fundamental Law of Hungary (PDF) – via Nemzeti Jogszabálytár.