Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1980.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 252 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 100 going to independents selected by the party.Nohlen & Stöver, p931
All prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front, which was dominated by the HSWP. While it was possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency,Burant, Stephen R. Hungary: A Country Study p181 only 15 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.Nohlen & Stöver, p923
Results
The activity of the parliament The new Parliament passed a law on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in 1980, which created the legal prerequisites for the opening of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in 1982. The sixth five-year plan was adopted, based on the economic goals declared at the 12th Congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party. The constitution and the election rules were amended in 1983, allowing for multiple candidates in every single-member district and the recall of elected representatives.
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