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Article 2
 

(1)   Members of Parliament shall be elected by direct and secret ballot by citizens eligible to vote, on the basis of universal and equal suffrage, in elections which guarantee free expression of voters’ will, in a manner laid down in a cardinal Act.


(2)   The participation in the work of Parliament of nationalities living in Hungary shall be regulated by a cardinal Act.


(3)   The general election of Members of Parliament shall be held in the month of April or May of the fourth year following election of the previous Parliament, except for elections resulting either from Parliament dissolving itself or from it being dissolved.