Constitutional position of the government of Hungary and the government of Serbia

Abstract

In parliamentary systems which are based on democratic constitutional order (with democratic elections, for example) position of the government is well-marked. Government is the primary political authority in these states. With such position of the government, constitutional systems of Hungary and of Serbia are not exceptions because the constitution grants to their governments a first class role in country governing. It is one of the similarities in the position of government in Hungary and in Serbia. But observing specific provisions about competence, about relation with the president of the republic and with the parliament, there are many specific differences. Those differences of constitutional norms do not impede the conclusion that both governments are practically superior to the parliament, as long as they have a majority in parliament. It is, after all, a characteristic of all parliamentary systems. Second characteristic which is important for government's position is its relation with the head of the state who is some kind of practical competitor for predominance in executive power. For the evaluation of that relation, every specific constitutional provision is important as well as the level of its feasibility since these provisions are the elaboration and the extension of the general formulation that in parliamentary systems government has executive power.