arising from infringement on fundamental rights, and objections to the decisions of public authorities regarding the fulfillment of duties may be brought before a court of law.
Chapt
er XIII. The Basic Principles of Elections Edit
Article 71. Edit
(1) Members of Parliament, Members of the European Parliament, local government representatives, mayors and the mayor
of the capital are elected by direct, secret ballot by voting citizens, based on their universal and equal right to vote.
(2) The members of the local government representative
bodies of counties shall elect the president of the representative body by direct, secret ballot. The president must be a Hungarian citizen.
(3) Separate laws shall establish
provisions for the election of Members of Parliament, Members of the European Parliament and members of representative bodies of local governments and mayors. A two-thirds majority
vote of the Members of Parliament present is required to pass such laws.
(4) A separate law shall establish provisions for the election of representatives of minority self-government
s. A two-thirds majority vote of the Members of Parliament present is required to pass such laws.
Articles 72-73. Edit
[Repealed]
Chapter XIV. The Capital and National Symbols of the
Republic of Hungary Edit
Article 74. Edit
The Capital of the Republic of Hungary is Budapest.
Article 75. Edit
The national anthem of the Republic of Hungary is the poem „Himnusz"
by Ferenc Kölcsey, set to the music of Ferenc Erkel.
Article 76. Edit
(1) The National Flag of the Republic of Hungary is a tricolor consisting of horizontal red, white and green
bands of even width.
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(2) The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Hungary is a vertically divided shield with a rounded base coming to a point. The left field
contains eight horizontal bars of red and silver. The right field has a background of red and depicts a base of three green hills with a golden crown resting on the center hill and a
silver patriarchal cross issuing from the middle of the crown. The Holy Crown of St. Stephen rests on the top of the shield.
Coat of arms of Hungary.svg
(3) A majority of
two-thirds of the votes of the Members of Parliament is required to pass the law on the Coat of Arms and National Flag of the Republic of Hungary and the use thereof.
Chapter XV.
Final Provisions Edit
Article 77. Edit
(1) This Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Hungary.
(2) This Constitution and laws and statutes established in accordance with
this Constitution are equally binding for everybody of the country.
(3) [Repealed]
Article 78. Edit
(1) The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary shall enter into effect on the
day of its promulgation; the Government shall ensure its implementation.
(2) The Government shall propose the Bills necessary to implement this Constitution to the Paliament.
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