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Constitution Hungary, in 36 editions.
The entry for Hungary published Constitution in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 21 editions. Each is shown as published. Constitution in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 21
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Constitution” (1990 to 2025).
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2016 edition
Changed since 201518 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19 April 1972 and 18 October 1989
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19 April 1972 and 18 October 1989
- 18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19 April 1972;
- 18 October 1989 revision ensures legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and established the principle of parliamentary oversight
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19 April 1972 and 1972; 18 October 1989 revision ensures legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and established the principle of parliamentary oversight
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- 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
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19 April 1972; 18 October
1989 revision ensures ensured legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks
on the authority of the prime minister and also established the principle of
parliamentary oversight
- 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
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19 April 1972; 18 October
October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals and
constitutional checks
established the principle of
- 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
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19
April 1972; 18
individuals and
minister and also
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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;
- 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
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
oversight; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
- 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;
- 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19
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; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
The same text in 5 editions, 2000 to 2004.
- 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;
- 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised
The same text in 4 editions, 2005 to 2008.
- 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;
- 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, 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; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- 18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949;
- revised 19 April 1972;
- 18 October 1989;
- and 1997
note: 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; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949; revised 19 April 1972; 18 October 1989; and 1997
note:
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; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial system
The same text in 2011 and 2012.
25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012
Rewritten: too little of the 2010 text remains to mark the changes.
25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989following collapse of communism);
- latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012;
- amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)
previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989following collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012 2012; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following collapse of communism);
- latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012;
- amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)
previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989following 1989 following collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following collapse of communism);
- latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012;
- amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)
previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013) (2015)
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following collapse of communism);
- latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012;
- amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)
previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012; amended several times, last in 2013 (2015) (2016)
- history:
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president;
- amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)
history: previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012; 2012
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)
- history:
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism);
- latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012 (2018)
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president;
- amended several times, last in 2016 (2018)
history: previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012 (2018)
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016) 2016 (2018)
- history:
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president;
- amended several times, last in 2018 (2019)
history: previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012 (2018)
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; amended several times, last in 2016 (2018) 2018 (2019)
The same text in 5 editions, 2020 to 2024.
- history:
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president;
- amended several times, last in 2018
history: previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; amended several times, last in 2018 (2019)
- history:
- previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012
- amendment process:
- proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president
history: previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012amendments: amendment process: proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; amended several times, last in 2018 president
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Hungary: Constitution.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/hungary/constitution.