The national list can be drawn up as a party list or a national minority list.

A national list may be drawn up by a party or national minority self-government registered as a nominating organization by the National Election Commission.

The national list is registered by the National Election Commission.

Rules for submitting Party Lists

A party may submit a party list if it has nominated candidates in at least 71 single-member constituencies in 14 counties and the capital. The party list must be announced by 16:00 on the 36th day before the election.

Two or more parties can submit a joint party list based on their joint single-member constituency candidates, but only with the participation of the same parties.

A party can only participate in either an independent or a joint party list submission.

The party list can include up to three times as many candidates as there are mandates available on the national list, i.e., a maximum of 279 candidates. If a candidate is removed from the party list, the next candidate on the list will take his / her place.

A person who is a candidate in a single-member constituency for a party can only appear on that party's party list. A person can only accept nomination on one national list (either party or national minority list).

Submission of the Party List

The party list must be submitted to the National Election Commission by 16:00 on the 36th day before the election.

The order of candidates on the party list is determined by the party, and this order cannot be changed after the list has been submitted.

The party list must be submitted using theL1form, as specified by the law. Each candidate on the party list must complete the SZ1 personal form, which must be attached to the L1 form for submission.

If a candidate on the party list has multiple middle names, they may request that only one middle name appears on the ballot paper and the official election website. The candidate may also request the title “Dr.” shall not appear on the ballot paper or the official election website, provided they have not made such a declaration as an individual candidate.

If the candidate agrees to the publication of their photo on the official election website, it must be attached with the file extension, resolution, and format specified by the law, and submitted with the SZ1 form.

Registrations can be completed in the following ways:

• electronically:
• • in accordance with the rules of electronic administration, to the official portal of the National Election Commission Secretariat (NVBT KRID: 674469907), or
  • by email to nvb@nvi.hu, with a certified or enhanced electronic signature authorized to represent the nominating organization (it is not considered an electronic submission if the representative signs the form and then scans it and sends the registration by e-mail to the election office),
• in person, even by a person acting without a power of attorney, if the form has been signed in advance by a person authorized to represent the nominating organization, or
• by post to the postal address 1397 Budapest, PO Box 547, provided that the form has been signed in advance by a person authorized to represent the nominating organization.

Submission is also considered valid if certain documents are sent to the National Election Office in different ways.

Registration of the Party List

The National Election Commission will register the party list no later than 4 days after the submission. During registration, the Commission will consider the number of individual candidates already submitted by the nominating organization up until the registration of the list, except for any candidate whose registration has been rejected by the single-member constituency election commission.

Rules for Submitting a Joint List

Two or more parties may submit a joint party list, but this can only be done if the joint single-member constituency candidates of the same parties are based on the participation of those specific parties. If a party that is registered as a nominating organization participates in submitting a joint party list, it may no longer submit an independent party list.

Any legal declarations related to the joint list must be made jointly by the nominating organizations that are submitting the joint list, through their authorized representatives.

Disqualification of a Registered Party List

• The nominating organization withdraws the list.
• All candidates on the list are disqualified before the start of the election.
• The National Election Office deletes the nominating organization and all nominating organizations participating in the joint list from the registration of nominating organizations, candidates, and lists before the election begins.
• The National Election Office deletes the party list from the registration if the party has failed to nominate a total of 71 single-member constituency candidates or has nominated candidates in fewer than 14 counties and the capital city.
• The National Election Office deletes the party list from the registration if, due to the disqualification of single-member constituency candidates, the number of legally registered single-member constituency candidates falls below 71, or the candidates have been nominated in fewer than 14 counties and the capital.

The disqualified list will be deleted from the register of nominating organizations, candidates, and lists, as well as from the ballot papers.

Rules for Submitting a National Minority List

Recommendations for Submitting a National Minority List

For submitting a national minority list at least 1% of the voters registered as national minority voters in the central electoral register shall recommend it 50 days before the election day , but no more than 1,500 valid recommendations should be gathered. Recommendations can only be submitted using the official recommendation sheet issued by the National Election Office.

Requesting the Recommendation Sheet

The national minority self-government may request a recommendation sheet from the National Election Office on form A2 for the purpose of gathering recommendations from voters after its registration as a nominating organization has become final, but no later than sixty-nine days before the date of the election.

The form can be submitted in the following ways:

• electronically:
• • in accordance with the rules of electronic administration, to the official portal of the election office, or
  • by email in the following manner (both for submission to the official portal and by email):
  • • Representatives of national minority self-governments may only sign the form with a certified or enhanced electronic signature, NOT with an e-signature in accordance with the Digital Citizenship!
    • (Please note! Signing the form and then scanning it and sending it to the election office by email does NOT constitute electronic submission!

• in person: it may be submitted either by the candidates themselves or by another person acting with or without a power of attorney, provided that the form has been signed in advance by the candidate or, in the case of a candidate nominated by a nominating organization, by a person authorized to represent the nominating organization, or
• it can also be sent by post, provided that the form has been signed in advance by the candidate or, in the case of a candidate nominated by a nominating organization, by a person authorized to represent the nominating organization.

In addition to the above methods of submission, anyone can submit the form to the election office.

The National Election Office shall deliver the requested recommendation sheets without delay, but no earlier than 50 days prior to the election.

General assembly Decision on Submitting the List, Registration of the National Minority List

The national minority self-government's assembly on a country level must decide on submitting the national minority list in a resolution, under its non-transferable authority, no earlier than October 1st of the calendar year before the general election of Members of Parliament, and no later than 20 calendar days after the announcement of the date of the general election.

On the national minority list, any voter registered as a national minority voter in the central electoral register can be a candidate, provided that their membership of that national minority is also recorded in the register for the parliamentary elections.

A national minority list must contain at least three candidates.

The decision of the national minority self-government must include:

a) The names of the candidates and their order on the list.

b) The personal identification numbers of the candidates.

The decision must be recorded in writing no later than the following calendar day and published on the website of the national minority self-government, except for the personal identification numbers. The minutes of the decision must be recorded in writing no later than the third calendar day following the decision and sent to the capital and county government office responsible for supervising the legality of the national minority self-government. In matters relating to the national minority list in front of the National Election Commission and the National Election Office, the representative of the national minority self-government body may represent the body instead of the president, provided that he or she is authorized to do so in the decision on the list. For the authorization to be valid, the decision must include the name and personal identification number of the authorized person, together with the fact of the authorization. The only legal remedy against a decision on the list is an administrative proceeding without litigation, initiated through the metropolitan and county government offices responsible for supervising the legality of local governments. The appeal must be submitted in such a way that it arrives at the competent government office on the third day after the decision is published.

The rules governing the decision and the appeal against it are set out in Sections 117/A and 117/B of the Njtv.

The rules regarding decision-making and legal remedies are contained in Sections 117/A. and 117/B. of the Act on the Rights of National Minorities.

Provision of data of Voters Eligible for Recommendations

The National Election Office will provide the national minority self-government with the names and addresses of voters eligible for recommendations, without requiring a separate request, at the same time as the recommendation sheets are provided. These data can only be used for the purpose of gathering recommendations. Any other use, copying, or transfer to third parties is strictly prohibited.

Furthermore, at the written request of the national minority self-government, the National Election Office will provide the names, addresses, ages, and genders of voters registered as national minority voters in the central electoral register for the parliamentary election, free of charge, between the 38th and 13th days before the election. These data may only be used for direct political campaign purposes. Any other use, copying, or transfer to third parties is strictly prohibited.

A request form for data provision can be found here. (Using the form is not mandatory.)

The gathering of recommendations

National minority voters may recommend a candidate on the recommendation sheet, which must include their name, personal identification number, Hungarian address, and their own handwritten signature. While another person can write down their data on the sheet in the voter's presence, his / her own signature is still a mandatory requirement.

The recommendation sheet must also include the name, personal identification number, or the number of the identification document (ID card/passport/driving license) and the signature of the person gathering the recommendations. It is important that the nominating organization ensures that the person gathering the recommendations provides his / her data correctly. If the data of the person gathering the recommendations is incomplete or incorrect (e.g., a personal identification number is misspelled or a different version of the name is used), it will invalidate all the recommendations on that sheet.

Recommendations can be gathered anywhere without harassing citizens, with the following exceptions:

• At the workplace of the person gathering the recommendations during working hours,
• At the workplace of the voter recommending a candidate during working hours,
• While fulfilling work obligations stemming from an employment or similar legal relationship of the person gathering recommendations,
• While fulfilling the work obligations stemming from an employment or similar legal relationship of the voter recommending a candidate ,
• From members of the Hungarian Armed Forces or a central government employee at their workplace or while fulfilling their duties,
• On public transportation,
• In the offices of state, local, and national minority self-government bodies,in higher education and public education institutions,
• in healthcare service facilities,
• on private property open to the public without prior written consent of the owner.

We advise all nominating organizations to consider the recommendations of the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) regarding data management related to elections (available on www.naih.hu). The NAIH's recommendations can be found at the following link.

Violating the rules while collecting recommendations invalidates the collected recommendations!

It is prohibited to offer or promise any advantage to voters granting their recommendations in exchange for their support!Submission of recommendation sheets

All recommendation sheets must be returned to the National Election Office by 16:00 on the 36th day before the election. Sheets that do not contain any recommendations must be returned by 16:00 on the 35th day before the election. The recommendation sheets can be submitted to the National Election Office by anyone without the need for a power of attorney.

Failure to comply with this obligation, the National Election Commission shall impose a fine ex officio. The fine shall be HUF 1,000 for each recommendation sheet not submitted.

There is no exemption from this obligation, and the fine must be paid even if the recommendation sheets were lost or destroyed due to reasons outside the control of the national minority self-government.

Registration of the national minority list

The national minority list must be submitted to the National ElectionCommissionby4:00 p.m. on the 36th day prior to the election at the latest, together with the general assembly resolution, the list of candidates SZ1form and the recommendation sheets.

In summary, the conditions for submitting the national minority list are:

• registration of the national minority self-government as a nominating organization,
• the decision of the general assembly of the national minority self-government on drawing up alist,
• the collection of at least 1% but no more than 1500 valid recommendations from national minority voters,
• at least 3 candidates on the national minority list,
• completion of SZ1 forms for the candidates listed on the national minority list.

The National Election Commission will register the list no later than 4 days after the submission.

Withdrawal of candidates from the national list

• The candidate is deleted from the central electoral register before the start of the election,
• The right to be elected is lost,
• The nominating organization, or any organization involved in nominating the joint candidate, is deleted from the register of nominating organizations, candidates, and lists before the election begins,
• A resignation from the nomination must be submitted by 4 p.m. on the third day before the election through electronic identification, electronically, or in writing to the election office responsible for registering the candidates.

The withdrawal may be submitted electronically, in person, or by a proxy following electronic identification.

The disqualified candidate must be removed from the register of nominating organizations, candidates, and lists, as well as from single-member constituency ballot papers.

If a candidate is removed from the list, the next candidate on the list takes his / her place. No new candidates may be added to the registered list.