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15-685: TEK provides personal protection including to the Prime Minister and the President and can also provide an escort for extraditions of dangerous persons to the Hungarian border and from abroad. TEK is under the direct control of the Hungarian Ministry of Interior , headed by Sándor Pintér . TEK headquarters is located at Zách street (close to Hungária Boulevard ), Pál Maléter Barracks , Kőbánya , Budapest , Hungary . TEK

30-471: A majority ) is a number of votes "greater than the number of votes that possibly can be obtained at the same time for any other solution", when voting for multiple alternatives at a time. A qualified majority (also a supermajority ) is a number of votes above a specified percentage (e.g. two-thirds); a relative majority (also a plurality ) is the number of votes obtained that is greater than any other option. Henry Watson Fowler suggested that

45-473: A plurality, depending on the rules of the organization holding the vote. In international institutional law, a simple majority (also a plurality ) is the highest number of votes cast (disregarding abstentions) among alternatives. However, in many jurisdictions, a simple majority is a stronger requirement than plurality (yet weaker than absolute majority ) in that more votes than half cast, excluding abstentions, are required. An absolute majority (also

60-649: Is the head of government of Hungary . The prime minister and the Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament , to their political party and ultimately to the electorate . The current holder of the office is Viktor Orbán , leader of the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance , who has served since 29 May 2010. According to the Hungarian Constitution ,

75-471: Is the more usual title in a parliamentary system for a head of government in English-speaking nations, the title is translated as "prime minister" by most English sources. The palatine ( Latin : comes palatii, comes palatinus , later palatinus (regni) , Hungarian : nádorispán/nádor , Slovak : nádvorný župan / nádvorný špán , later: palatín/nádvorník , German : Palatin )

90-692: The 12 points said: 2. A responsible government in Buda - Pest . Ferdinand V appointed Count Lajos Batthyány for the position of prime minister of Hungary on 17 March 1848. The government was called ministry , differently from the current acceptation. The ministries were called departments . The position was vacant after the defeat of the freedom fight. Plurality (voting) A plurality vote (in North American English ) or relative majority (in British English ) describes

105-419: The circumstance when a party , candidate , or proposition polls more votes than any other but does not receive more than half of all votes cast. For example, if from 100 votes that were cast, 45 were for candidate A , 30 were for candidate B and 25 were for candidate C , then candidate A received a plurality of votes but not a majority. In some votes, the winning candidate or proposition may need only

120-573: The crew's stores and also seized several guns, sniper rifles etc. which were used for filming. According to the official statement producers failed to consult with the authorities and despite the import documentation's indication, all weapons were found to be fully functional. Later prosecutor's office dropped the charges in February 2012. On August 13, 2012, three Hungarian nationals were held hostage by Syrian gunmen in Damascus . A detachment from TEK

135-689: The dignity became an appointed position once again. Finally, it became hereditary in a cadet (junior) branch of the Habsburg dynasty after King Francis appointed his brother Joseph . During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 the revolutionaries wanted the creation of a Hungarian cabinet which would be independent from the Austrian Empire and the Buda Chancellery (which was office of the imperial governor-general). One of

150-652: The equipment of TEK is not public, but according to the Hungarian media, it uses armoured Audi Q7 luxury SUVs and BTR-80 armoured personnel carriers equipped with police light bars on the roof. According to Sándor Pintér , the Minister of Interior , TEK does not use tanks . On 2010 Units of TEK deployed in order to arrest members of extreme BDSM website Mood Pictures in Budapest On 10 October 2011, during World War Z filming in Budapest, TEK invaded

165-518: The person who is most likely to command a majority in the assembly, who is then formally elected by a simple majority of the assembly. In practice, when this situation occurs, the prime minister is the leader of the party winning a plurality of votes in the election, or the leader of the senior partner in the governing coalition. The title of Hungary's head of government in Hungarian is miniszterelnök . Literally translated, this means " minister-president ". However, since " prime minister " or " premier "

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180-484: 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 who wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly as prime minister. If there is no party with a majority, the president holds an audience with the leaders of all parties represented in the assembly and nominates

195-636: Was deployed to Syria to set free the Hungarians . They arrived in Budapest on August 27, 2012 without injury. In 2015 and 2016 the Europe-wide terrorist attacks and threat resulted in increased funds and constant readiness for TEK. They cooperated with the army and police to secure & patrol Budapest after the March 22 Brussels attacks . Prime Minister of Hungary The prime minister of Hungary ( Hungarian : Magyarország miniszterelnöke )

210-664: Was founded by the Second Cabinet of Viktor Orbán on 1 September 2010. According to the Hungarian ombudsman ( Máté Szabó ), TEK is the most professional, well-financed and well-equipped state agency in the country. TEK is using a number of small arms weapons most notably the Glock 17/19, USP , the MP5 , the 417 and the 416 , along with less-lethal options such as Beanbag guns and rubber-bullets, Taser x26, OC spray, CS gas, Flashbang and Expandable batons. Detailed information about

225-657: Was the highest dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary after the king (a kind of powerful Prime Minister and supreme judge) from the kingdom's rise up to 1848/1918. Initially, he was in fact the representative of the king, later the vice-regent ( viceroy ). In the early centuries of the kingdom, he was appointed by the king, later elected by the Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Habsburgs solidified their hold of Hungary,

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