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Hungary
Population
Total population in Hungary is 9,797,561 by 1st January 2017. 5,24% is foreign born (Eurostat). The median age of Hungarian is 40,35 which is very close to the European average of 40.36 (UN Data).
Political Parties
The most recent parliamentary elections were held in June 2014. The prominent parties, vote shares in this election and their orientations are as follows (Parlgov):
|
Party Name |
Vote Share |
Ideological Orientation |
|
Fidesz -- Hungarian Civic Party / Christian Democratic People's Party |
49,27 |
Conservative |
|
Jobbik Movement for a Better Hungary |
19,06 |
Right-wing |
|
Hungarian Socialist Party |
11,91 |
Social democracy |
|
Politics Can Be Different |
7,06 |
Green/Ecologist |
|
Democratic Coalition |
5,37 |
Social democracy |
Electoral System
Hungary is using mixed-member prorortional voting system. The voter turnout in 2018 was 69,67%. (idea.int)
Quality of Democracy
Quality of democracy score by Freedom House is 2,5 out of 7 where 1 is most free and 7 is least free. According to Transparency International, Hungary is ranked 66th least corrupted among 180 countries with a score of 45 out of 100.
Gender Equality
10% of the parliamentarians are women. There is no legislated quota for women candidates. (idea.int)