Hungary is a nation with a government.
Democracy ( δημοκρατία , Dēmoskrátos literally `` rule of the people '' ) , in modern usage , is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body , such as a parliament . Hungary . On 23 October 1989 , Hungary again became a democratic parliamentary republic . A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch ( the government ) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature ( the parliament ) .