Tar, F. (2015). Representatives or spokesmen? Minority election in Hungary. Modern Geográfia, 10(2), 25–40.

Citizens of Hungary attended the latest parliamentary election held in Hungary on 6 April 2014. It was the first election to follow the country’s new constitution and electoral rules. Although the electoral rules gives the opportunity for the minorities in Hungary to send representatives to the National Assembly. Unfortunately they did not manage to do so and they were left without representation.At the moment they only have minority spokesmen in the National Assembly, who has right only to speak but not to vote. This study presents the conclusions of the minority representatives’ election. Present study also reveals and summarises the opinions and experinces of some minority governments’.

Keywords: minority, nationalíty, parlamentary elections, spokesman

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Representatives or spokesmen? Minority election in Hungary