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Separation of powers and parliamentarism in Hungary
Gewaltenteilung und Parlamentarismus in Ungarn
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Abstract As a result of the restructuring of the mechanism of power after the system change in 1989, an unusual high degree of power concentration has taken place in Hungary compared to the rest of Europe. In Hungary, a Constitutional Court keeps in check the parliamentary majority and the government, and th... view more
As a result of the restructuring of the mechanism of power after the system change in 1989, an unusual high degree of power concentration has taken place in Hungary compared to the rest of Europe. In Hungary, a Constitutional Court keeps in check the parliamentary majority and the government, and this Constitutional Court is relatively perhaps more powerful than any other judiciary body anywhere in the world.... view less
Keywords
transformation; separation of powers; parliamentarism; Eastern Europe; political change; governance; power; democracy; political system; Hungary; constitutional court
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
separation of power; parliamentarism; constitutional court; Hungary; East Europe
Document language
English
Publication Year
2003
Journal
East European Quarterly, 37 (2003) Spring
Status
Postprint; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution