President of Hungary

According to Article 12 (2) of the Constitution, the president, when exercising their function, cannot exercise "a public, political, economic or social function or mission". They may not engage in "any other paid professional activity, and may not receive remuneration for any other activity, other than activities subject to copyright".[2]

According to Article 10 (2), any Hungarian citizen aged at least 35 years old may be elected as president.[2]

Called by the president of the National Assembly, the presidential election must be held between 30 and 60 days before the end of the term of the incumbent president, or within 30 days if the office is vacated.[3]

The Constitution states that candidatures must be "proposed in writing by at least one fifth of the members of the National Assembly".[4] They shall be submitted to the president of the National Assembly before the vote. A member of the National Assembly may nominate only one candidate.[4]

The secret ballot must be completed within two consecutive days at the most. In the first round, if one of the candidates obtains more than 2/3 of the votes of all the members of the National Assembly, the candidate is elected.[5]

If no candidate obtains the required majority, the second round is organized between the two candidates who obtained the most votes in the first round. The candidate obtaining the majority of the votes cast in the second round shall be elected president. If the second round is unsuccessful, a new election must be held after new candidatures are submitted.[6]

According to Article 11 (6), the president of the republic must take an oath before the National Assembly.[2][7]

The oath is as follows:

Én, [name of the person] fogadom, hogy Magyarországhoz és annak Alaptörvényéhez hű leszek, jogszabályait megtartom és másokkal is megtartatom; köztársasági elnöki tisztségemet a magyar nemzet javára gyakorolom. [And, according to the conviction of the one who takes the oath] Isten engem úgy segéljen!

I [name of the person], swear to be faithful to Hungary and its Basic Law, to respect and enforce its legislation by others; I shall exercise my function as the President of the Republic for the good of the Hungarian nation. [And, according to the conviction of the one who takes the oath] May God help me so!

According to Article 12 (3), the term of office of the president of the republic ends:

• When the term of office is completed;
• By the death of the President while in office;
• By an incapacity which renders impossible the performance of their duties for more than 90 days;
• If they no longer meet the conditions for being eligible;
• A declaration of incompatibility of duties;
• By resignation;
• By dismissal.

According to Article 12 (4), the National Assembly must decide by a majority of 2/3 of all its members to decide the incapacity of the president of the republic to exercise their responsibilities for more than 90 days.

According to Article 14 (1), if the president of the republic is temporarily incapable of exercising their functions and powers, these are exercised by the speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, who can not delegate them to deputies and who is replaced in National Assembly duties by one of the deputy speakers of the National Assembly[12] until the end of the president's incapacity.

According to Article 14 (2), the temporary incapacity of the president of the republic is decided by the National Assembly on the proposal of the president themselves, the government, or a member of the National Assembly.[2]