Prime Minister of Hungary

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The prime minister of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország miniszterelnöke, lit. 'minister-president of Hungary') is the head of government of Hungary. The prime minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the National Assembly, which is directly elected by universal suffrage at least once every four years. The current holder of the office is Péter Magyar, who has served since 9 May 2026. According to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, the prime minister is nominated by the president of Hungary and formally elected by the National Assembly. Constitutionally, the president is required to nominate the leader of the political party that wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly as prime minister. When there is no party with a majority, the president holds an audience with the leaders of all parliamentary parties and nominates the person most likely to command a majority in the Assembly; the Assembly then elects this person with a simple majority...

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