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Hungary and Poland Evolution of Parliamentary Traditions exhibited
VIENTIANE,SEPT (KPL)- Around 100 paintings representing the Evolution of Parliamentary Traditions in Hungary and Poland are being exhibited at the National Museum in Vientiane between 23 September and 15 November.
In Hungry, the Organizaggyules (National Assembly) gradually developed from early councils convened by the king and became an institution in the modern sense as early as the 13th century.
The Golden Bull of 1222, an edict issued by King Andrew II to establish the rights of noblemen is often compared to the Magna Charta, as it was the first constitutional document of Hungry, while the Magna Charta was the first constitutional of England.
The first legislative National Assembly meetings were held by King Andrew III in old Buda in 1290 and in Pest in 1298, respectively.
The General Seym (Sejm Walny), first convoked in 1493, evolved from earlier regional and provincial meetings. The Seyms comprised of two Houses the Senated and the Lower Houses.
Since 1572 when the last monarch of the Jagiellon dynasty king Sigismund Augustus died, the polish kings for nearly two centuries were chosen in free elections attended by the majority of polish noblemen.
Parliaments functioned as important legislative bodies of Poland and Hungary, but events of history interrupted their parliamentary traditions. Both Hungary and Poland were attacked by foreign powers many times.
Hungary was invaded and divided by the Ottoman Turks and then occupied by the Austrian Empire, regaining its national unity as a political entity within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, formed by the “Great Compromise” in 1867.
Poland in the 18th century was partitioned by its neigbours, Austria, Prussia and Russia, and ceased to exits on the map of Europe for more than 120 years (1795-1918).
But before the last partition of Poland in 1795 took place and Poland finaaly lost its independence, the May 3rd constitution 1791 was proclaimed.
It was a significant political and legislative event in Poland’s history. In the consciousness of Poles it remains a symbol of the country’s independence. It was the first written constitution on the European continent and only second after the American one (1787).
Hungarian and Poles never accepted living under foreign imposed rule so insurrections and revolutions broke out frequently. The idea of regaining freedom and independence dominated their political lives, and many significant events related to the evolution of Hungarian and Polish parliamentary tradition took place during that time.
Some of the most important political leaders, national symbols and historical event related to those turbulent times are shown on the pictures, such as the portrait of members of the first Hungarian government or the proclamation of the polish constitution of the 3rd of May.
In spite of the obstacles during the course of their history, parliamentary tradition did not die out and played an important role in both nations after independence, however after World War II it was relegated to a rubberstamp institution not representing real national interests until 1989/1990, when parliamentary democracy was finally reestablished in all of central-and Eastern Europe.
In Hungry, the Organizaggyules (National Assembly) gradually developed from early councils convened by the king and became an institution in the modern sense as early as the 13th century.
The Golden Bull of 1222, an edict issued by King Andrew II to establish the rights of noblemen is often compared to the Magna Charta, as it was the first constitutional document of Hungry, while the Magna Charta was the first constitutional of England.
The first legislative National Assembly meetings were held by King Andrew III in old Buda in 1290 and in Pest in 1298, respectively.
The General Seym (Sejm Walny), first convoked in 1493, evolved from earlier regional and provincial meetings. The Seyms comprised of two Houses the Senated and the Lower Houses.
Since 1572 when the last monarch of the Jagiellon dynasty king Sigismund Augustus died, the polish kings for nearly two centuries were chosen in free elections attended by the majority of polish noblemen.
Parliaments functioned as important legislative bodies of Poland and Hungary, but events of history interrupted their parliamentary traditions. Both Hungary and Poland were attacked by foreign powers many times.
Hungary was invaded and divided by the Ottoman Turks and then occupied by the Austrian Empire, regaining its national unity as a political entity within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, formed by the “Great Compromise” in 1867.
Poland in the 18th century was partitioned by its neigbours, Austria, Prussia and Russia, and ceased to exits on the map of Europe for more than 120 years (1795-1918).
But before the last partition of Poland in 1795 took place and Poland finaaly lost its independence, the May 3rd constitution 1791 was proclaimed.
It was a significant political and legislative event in Poland’s history. In the consciousness of Poles it remains a symbol of the country’s independence. It was the first written constitution on the European continent and only second after the American one (1787).
Hungarian and Poles never accepted living under foreign imposed rule so insurrections and revolutions broke out frequently. The idea of regaining freedom and independence dominated their political lives, and many significant events related to the evolution of Hungarian and Polish parliamentary tradition took place during that time.
Some of the most important political leaders, national symbols and historical event related to those turbulent times are shown on the pictures, such as the portrait of members of the first Hungarian government or the proclamation of the polish constitution of the 3rd of May.
In spite of the obstacles during the course of their history, parliamentary tradition did not die out and played an important role in both nations after independence, however after World War II it was relegated to a rubberstamp institution not representing real national interests until 1989/1990, when parliamentary democracy was finally reestablished in all of central-and Eastern Europe.
