Orbán II Cabinet
The Orbán II cabinet was the government of Hungary under Viktor Orbán in office from May 29, 2010 to June 6, 2014 . It emerged from the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 11, 2010 , in which the conservative Fidesz party, together with its much smaller ally, the Christian Democratic KDNP , achieved a two-thirds majority.
The members of the Orbán II cabinet will continue to chair the various formations of the Council of the European Union during the Hungarian EU Council Presidency in the first half of 2011 .
It was followed by the Orbán III cabinet .
minister
| Office | Surname | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán | Fidesz |
| 1. Deputy Prime Minister | Tibor Navracsics | Fidesz |
| 2. Deputy Prime Minister | Zsolt Semjén | KDNP |
| Head of the State Chancellery |
Mihály Varga until May 19, 2012 János Lázár from May 19, 2012 |
Fidesz Fidesz |
| Foreign minister | János Martonyi | Fidesz |
| Interior minister | Sándor Pintér | Fidesz |
| Defense Minister | Csaba Hende | Fidesz |
| Minister of Economy and Finance |
György Matolcsy until March 3, 2013 Mihály Varga from March 7, 2013 |
Fidesz Fidesz |
| Minister for Public Administration and Justice | Tibor Navracsics | Fidesz |
| Minister for Infrastructure |
Tamás Fellegi until December 14, 2011 Tibor Navracsics managing director Zsuzsanna Németh from December 23, 2011 |
independent Fidesz independent |
| Minister for Regional Development and Agriculture | Sándor Fazekas | Fidesz |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Culture and Education |
Miklós Réthelyi until May 13, 2012 Zoltán Balog from May 14, 2012 |
independent Fidesz |
| Minister without portfolio from December 15, 2011 |
Tamás Fellegi until May 19, 2012 Mihály Varga from June 2, 2012 to March 6, 2013 |
independent Fidesz |
Controversy
Orbán's domestic policy has been under critical scrutiny from abroad at least since he took over the European Council Presidency in January 2011. The media law passed at the end of 2010 , which gave the newly established media authority Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság extensive powers to control the media available in Hungary, was only the preliminary climax of a development that was highly controversial in relation to the fundamental values of democracy in Hungary . The reactions from Brussels were accordingly critical. On January 21st, 2011, the European Commission asked the Hungarian government to make various changes. At the beginning of February, it then presented a new version of the Media Act, which the Commission accepted as conforming to European law. The new Hungarian constitution passed in April 2011 also met with criticism in several EU countries. Among other things, the German Foreign Ministry questioned whether it was compatible with EU fundamental rights. The Hungarian Constitutional Court then classified a large number of the controversial laws that were passed by a two-thirds majority in parliament as unconstitutional. B. the media law or the electoral reform.
With the most recent constitutional amendment in March 2013, the government curtailed the constitutional court's review powers. The Supreme Court is now only allowed to examine laws formally, but not in terms of content. In addition, its case law should not refer to judgments that were pronounced before the adoption of the new 2012 constitution. According to experts, this regulation will make it more difficult for the highest Hungarian court to overturn laws that violate human rights. It thereby loses its role as a supervisory authority, as the “guardian of the constitution”. The changes attracted international attention. The de facto disempowerment of the judiciary contradicts the principle of the separation of powers, a basic principle of the rule of law. The EU is now examining whether Hungary is violating current EU law with these constitutional changes.
See also
- Reactions of international institutions to current domestic political developments in Hungary
- Orbán's domestic policy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spiegel Online , January 21, 2011: Controversial media law: EU Commission gives Hungary an ultimatum .
- ^ Spiegel Online , February 10, 2011: Budapest presents amended media law .
- ^ Die Zeit online, February 16, 2011: EU agrees to amend the Hungarian media law .
- ^ Spiegel Online , March 11, 2013: [1]
- ↑ taz online, March 15, 2013: [2]
