The third government of Viktor Orbán was the government of Hungary between 6 June 2014 and 18 May 2018. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán formed his third cabinet after his party-alliance, Fidesz and its coalition partner, Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) altogether won a qualified majority in the 2014 parliamentary election.
Policy Immigration
During the 2015 European migrant crisis the government initiated the erection of the Hungary-Serbia barrier to block entry of illegal immigrants. Just like the other Visegrád Group leaders, the government was against any compulsory EU long-term quota on redistribution of migrants.Ian Traynor. Refugee crisis: east and west split as leaders resent Germany for waiving rules . The Guardian, 5 September 2015.
On 24 February 2016 the prime minister announced that the government would hold a Referendum on whether to accept the European Union's proposed mandatory quotas for relocating migrants. He also said it is "no secret that the Hungarian government refuses migrant quotas" and that they will be campaigning for "no" votes. Orbán argued that the quota system would "redraw Hungary's and Europe's ethnic, cultural and religious identity, which no EU organ has the right to do". On 5 May, after examining the legal challenges, the Supreme Court (Kúria) allowed the holding of the referendum.
In the autumn of that year the no vote won with 3,362,224 votes or 98.36% of the total number of votes.
Free Sunday Fidesz and the Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary) has supported the restriction on Sunday shopping ("free Sunday", as they called) for a long time, citing Christian values. Parliament voted on the issue on December 14, 2014 and the law came into effect on March 15, 2015 (a Sunday on which shops would have been closed anyway, the day being a public holiday in Hungary). Public opinion was predominantly against the decision. Three polls done in the spring of 2015 registered an opposition of 64% (Szonda Ipsos), 62% (Medián) 59% (Tárki). By the end of May, according to a poll by Medián, 72% of those polled disliked the new law, even the majority of Fidesz-KDNP voters were against it. Opposition parties and private persons tried to start a public referendum several times. By November 2015 there were 16 such attempts, but none of them were approved, for various bureaucratic reasons, until in early 2016 one of these attempts, initiated by the Hungarian Socialist Party, was finally successful. The government, rather than being forced to hold the referendum (which could have been interpreted as a huge success for the opposition party, even though the law was opposed by the majority of Fidesz voters too) lifted the ban in April 2016.
NGO restriction On 13 June 2017, The Hungarian parliament passed a law targeting foreign-funded NGOs. The law requires civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organizations funded from abroad. The law was passed 130 to 44, with 25 abstaining.
Party breakdown
Beginning of term Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the beginning of term: Fidesz 7 KDNP 2 Independents 2
End of term Party breakdown of cabinet ministers in the end of term: Fidesz 8 KDNP 3 Independents 3
Vote in parliament Election of the Prime MinisterViktor Orbán (Fidesz) Ballot → 10 May 2014 Required majority → 100 out of 199 Abstain
Members of the Cabinet OfficeNamePartyTerm Prime Minister's OfficePrime Minister Viktor OrbánFideszMinister of the Prime Minister’s Office János LázárFideszMinister of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office Antal RogánFidesz Deputy Prime MinisterDeputy Prime Minister Zsolt SemjénKDNP Ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Tibor NavracsicsFidesz Péter SzijjártóFideszMinister of Interior Sándor PintérIndependentMinister of Justice László TrócsányiIndependentMinister of National Economy Mihály VargaFideszMinister of Human Resources Zoltán BalogFideszMinister of National Development Miklós SesztákKDNPMinister of Agriculture Sándor FazekasFidesz Minister of Defence Csaba HendeFidesz István SimicskóKDNP Ministers without portfolioMinister for National Politics Zsolt SemjénKDNPMinister for Responsible for the Planning, Construction and Commissioningof the two new blocks at Paks Nuclear Power Plant János SüliIndependentMinister for Responsible for the Development of Cities with County Rights Lajos KósaFidesz
Composition Following the 2014 parliamentary election, Fidesz–KDNP gained 133 seats in the National Assembly. The government majority of the parliament elected Viktor Orbán as a fully-fledged prime minister on 10 May, but his third cabinet formed only 6 June.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs transformed into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, while the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice were renamed to Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Justice, respectively. On 17 October 2015, the Ministry of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office was established. Two ministers without portfolio were appointed in May 2017 and October 2017.
Office Image IncumbentPolitical party In office Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Fidesz10 May 2014 – 10 May 2018 Deputy Prime MinisterMinister without portfolio for National Politics Zsolt Semjén KDNP6 June 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of the Prime Minister's Office János Lázár Fidesz6 June 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office Antal Rogán Fidesz17 October 2015 – 18 May 2018 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Tibor Navracsics Fidesz6 June 2014 – 13 September 2014 Péter Szijjártó Fidesz23 September 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér Independent6 June 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of Justice László Trócsányi Independent6 June 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga Fidesz6 June 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog Fidesz6 June 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták KDNP6 June 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas Fidesz6 June 2014 – 18 May 2018 Minister of Defence Csaba Hende Fidesz6 June 2014 – 9 September 2015 István Simicskó KDNP10 September 2015 – 18 May 2018 Minister without Portfolioresponsible for the planning, construction and commissioning of the two new units at Paks Nuclear Power Plant János Süli Independent2 May 2017 – 18 May 2018 Minister without Portfolioresponsible for the development of towns with county rights Lajos Kósa Fidesz2 October 2017 – 18 May 2018
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