A fundamental feature of parliamentary forms of government is that the head of state
has no political responsibility, only legal responsibility. The form of government
of Hungary is a republic which works in a parliamentary governmental system. Consequently,
in order to make certain decisions the President of the Republic needs the countersignature
of a member of the government, who thereby assumes political responsibility for the
decision. On the other hand, the Head of State also has powers which he can exercise
on his own authority, without the need for a countersignature. On the basis of the
above, I believe that it can be argued that the President of the Republic also has
political responsibility, and not just solely on the basis of the powers that he can
exercise without countersignature. In my study, I seek to support this hypothesis.
