Hungary
Electoral system*: Mixed
Threshold*: political parties – 5% proportional race (10% for lists with two parties or 15% for lists with more than two)
Frequency of Parliamentary elections: 4 years
Compulsory voting: No
Minimum age for voting*: 18 years or those who got married before (16 years)
Minimum age for running*: 18
Quota type: No
Percentage of women candidates*:
National constituency: 26,8% / Single member constituencies: 33,7%
Percentage of women elected*: 14,1%
Percentage of Members of parliament under age 30**: 2%
Voter registration: Passive
Voter turnout: 70,2%
(Parliamentary Elections, 3 April 2022)
Voting abroad: Yes
by voting at embassies/consulates or by postal voting
E-voting: No
Electoral Management Body (EMB):
VOTA Database (Venice Commission / Mexican Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary - TEPJF):
Legislation and documents of the Venice Commission in the electoral field for Hungary
*Information related to Parliamentary Elections or to the lower house of the Parliament
** Source: Study about youth participation in national parliaments 2018