List of political parties in Hungary
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This article lists political parties in Hungary. Since the fall of Communism, Hungary again has been using a multi-party system. Currently, the political landscape of Hungary is dominated by the Fidesz (Hungarian Civic Union), which has an absolute majority, while the largest party of the opposition is Jobbik.
Contents
1 Active parties
1.1 Parties represented in the National Assembly or the European Parliament
1.2 Parties not represented in the National Assembly or the European Parliament
2 Defunct parties
2.1 Before the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
2.2 Between the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the Ausgleich (1867)
2.3 During the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867-1918)
2.4 During the First Hungarian Republic (1918-1919, 1919-1920)
2.5 During the Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1945)
2.6 During the Second Hungarian Republic (1946-1949)
2.7 During the Hungarian People's Republic (1949-1989)
2.8 During the Third Republic (since 1989)
3 See also
4 References
Active parties
Parties represented in the National Assembly or the European Parliament
| Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | MPs | MEPs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Present | ||||||
 | Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Szövetség | Fidesz | National conservatism Christian democracy Right-wing populism[1] Soft Euroscepticism | 117 | 117 | 11 | |
Movement for a Better Hungary Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom | Jobbik | Hungarian nationalism Euroscepticism | 26 | 21 | 3 | ||
Christian Democratic People's Party Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt | KDNP | Christian democracy Social conservatism | 16 | 16 | 1 | ||
 | Hungarian Socialist Party Magyar Szocialista Párt | MSZP | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism | 16 | 16 | 2 | |
 | Democratic Coalition Demokratikus Koalíció | DK | Social liberalism Liberalism | 9 | 8 | 2 | |
 | Politics Can Be Different Lehet Más a Politika | LMP | Green politics Third Way | 8 | 6 | 1 | |
Our Homeland Movement Mi Hazánk Mozgalom | Mi Hazánk | Hungarian nationalism Euroscepticism | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
 | Dialogue for Hungary Párbeszéd Magyarországért | Párbeszéd | Green liberalism | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
 | Together - Party for a New Era Együtt - A Korszakváltók Pártja | Együtt | Social democracy Social liberalism | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 | Hungarian Liberal Party Magyar Liberális Párt | MLP | Liberalism Economic liberalism | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 | National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary Magyarországi Németek Országos Önkormányzata | MNOÖ | German-Hungarian interests | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Parties not represented in the National Assembly or the European Parliament
Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (Független Kisgazda, Földmunkás és Polgári Párt) : Social Conservatism, Agrarianism (1988-since)
Hungarian Workers' Party (2013) (Magyar Munkáspárt) (changed name from Hungarian Communist Workers' Party in 2013): Far-left, Communism (1989-since)
Social Democratic Party (Szociáldemokrata Párt) : Social democracy (1989-since)
Hungarian Social Democratic Party (Magyarorszagi Szociáldemokrata Párt) : Social-democracy (1989-since)
Party of Greens (Zöldek Pártja) : Green politics (1989-since)
Hungarian Justice and Life Party (Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja) : Nationalism (1993-since)
Hungarian Social Green Party (Magyar Szociális Zöld Párt) : Eco-socialism (1995-since)
Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 (Magyarországi Munkáspárt 2006) : Communism, Democratic socialism (2005-since)
Democratic Community of Welfare and Freedom (Jólét és Szabadság Demokrata Közösség) : Social Conservatism (2011-since)
The Motherland Party (A Haza Pártja) : Social Conservatism, Euroscepticism (2013-since)
Civic Conservative Party (Polgári Konzervatív Párt) : Liberal conservatism (2013-since)
Modern Hungary Movement (Modern Magyarország Mozgalom) : Liberal conservatism (2013-since)
Hungarian Two-tailed Dog Party (Magyar Kétfarkú Kutya Párt) : Absurdism, Satire, Joke party (2014-since)
Momentum Movement (Momentum Mozgalom): Post-spectrum, Social liberalism (2017-since)
IDESZ (Idős és Munkás Demokraták Szövetsége): Social-democracy, Pensioners' interests (2017-since)
New Start (Új Kezdet): Conservatism (2017-since)
Force and Determination (Hungary) (Erő és Elszántság): Ultranationalism (2017-since)
Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk Mozgalom): Nationalism (2018-since)
Hungarian Nationalist and Conservative Party (Magyar Nacionalista és Konzervatív Párt): Conservatism, Nationalism (2018-since)
Free People for Hungary (Szabad Emberek Magyarországért) : Liberalism
Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement (Hatvannégy Vármegye Ifjúsági Mozgalom) : Ultranationalism, Hungarian irredentism
Defunct parties
Before the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
| English name | Hungarian name | Active | Ideology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralists | Centralisták | (1843-1849) | Centralism Classical liberalism |
| Conservative Party | Konzervatív Párt | (1846-1849) | Conservatism Liberal conservatism |
| Opposition Party | Ellenzéki Párt | (1847-1849) | Classical liberalism National liberalism |
| Peace Party | Békepárt | (1848-1849) | Peace with Austria |
Between the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the Ausgleich (1867)
After the Revolution of 1848 three different political directions were created - '47ers, '48ers and '49ers.
| English name | Hungarian name | Active | Ideology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Address Party | Felirati párt | (1861-1865) | Ideology of the '48ers National liberalism |
| Resolution Party | Határozati párt | (1861) | Ideology of the '49ers Radical liberalism |
| Left Centre | Balközép | (1865-1875) | Ideology of the '48ers (before the Ausgleich (1867)) Ideology of the '49ers (after the Ausgleich (1867)) |
During the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867-1918)
| English name | Hungarian name | Active | Ideology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principled Left Centre | Elvhű Balközép | (1873-1874) | '48 ideology |
| Far-Left | Szélsőbal | (1861-1874) | '49 ideology (before the Ausgleich (1867)) '67 ideology (after the Ausgleich (1867))) |
| Deák Party | Deák Párt | (1865-1875) | '48 ideology (before the Ausgleich (1867)) '67 ideology (after the Ausgleich (1867)) |
| Liberal Party | Liberális Párt / Szabadelvű Párt | (1875-1906) | classical liberalism '67 ideology |
| Independence Party | Függetlenségi Párt | (1874-1884) | '48 ideology |
| Independence Party of 1848 | Negyvennyolcas Függetlenségi Párt | (1874–1884) | '48 ideology |
| National Antisemitic Party | Országos Antiszemita Párt | (1883-1892) | Antisemitism |
| Party of Independence and '48 | Függetlenségi és 48-as Párt | (1884–1945) | Classical liberalism '48 ideology |
| MSZDP | Magyar Szociáldemokrata Párt | (1890-?) | Social democracy |
| Catholic People's Party | Katolikus Néppárt | (1894-1918) | Christian socialism |
| National Constitution Party | Országos Alkotmánypárt | (1905–1918) | Classical liberalism '67 ideology |
| National Party of Work | Nemzeti Munkapárt | (1910-1918) | Classical liberalism '67 ideology |
| Radical Civic Party | Polgári Radikális Párt | (1914-1919) | Civic radicalism |
| 48-er Constitution Party | 48-as Alkotmánypárt | (1918) | '48 ideology Classical liberalism |
| Independent Socialist Party | Független Szocialista Párt | (1897-1905) | Socialism Agrarian socialism |
During the First Hungarian Republic (1918-1919, 1919-1920)
Hungarian Communist Party (Magyar Kommunista Párt) (MKP) - Communism (1918-1948)
During the Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1945)
Christian National Party (Keresztény Nemzeti Párt): Legitimism, Christian conservatism, National conservatism (1919-1920)
Christian Social and Economic Party (Keresztény Szociális és Gazdasági Párt): Social conservatism, Christian democracy (1919-1920)
Christian Socialist Party (Keresztényszocialista Párt): Christian socialism (1920-?)
National Democratic Party (Nemzeti Demokrata Párt): Liberalism (1920-?)
Civic Freedom Party (Polgári Szabadságpárt): Liberalism (1921-1944)
'48 Smallholders Party (48-as Kisgazda Párt): Agrarianism, National conservatism (1922-?)
Alliance of Christian Unity (Keresztény Egység Tábora): Christian democracy (1922-?)
Christian National Agricultural Workers' and Civic Party (Keresztény Nemzeti Földmíves és Polgári Párt): Agrarianism, Christian democracy (1922-?)
Christian Agricultural Workers and Craftsmen Party (Keresztény Földmíves és Iparos Párt): Agrarianism, Christian democracy (1922-?)
Christian Women's League (Keresztény Női Tábor): Christian democracy, Christian feminism (1918-1922)
Christian National Economic Party (Keresztény Nemzeti Gazdasági Párt): Christian democracy, Royalism (1925-1926)
Christian Economic and Social Party (Keresztény Gazdasági és Szociális Párt): Christian democracy (1926-1937)
Christian Opposition (Keresztény Ellenzék): Christian democracy (1922-1939)
Agrarian Party (Agrár Párt): Agrarianism, National conservatism (1926-?)
Christian National Opposition Party (Keresztény Nemzeti Ellenzéki Párt): Christian democracy, National conservatism (1931-?)
United Opposition (Egyesült Ellenzék): (1931-?)
Christian Economic Opposition Party (Keresztény Gazdasági Ellenzéki Párt): Christian democracy (1931-?)
United Hungarian National Socialist Party (Egyesült Magyar Nemzeti Szocialista Párt): National socialism (1933-1940)
National Legitimist Party (Nemzeti Legitimista Néppárt): Christian democracy (1935-1937)
Arrow Cross Party (Nyilaskeresztes Párt): Hungarian Turanism, Fascism, Nazism (1935-1945)
Christian National Front (Keresztény Nemzeti Front): Christian democracy (1935-?)
Reform Generation (Reformnemzedék) (1935-?)
Christian National Socialist Front (Keresztény Nemzeti Szocialista Front): National socialism (1937-1940)
During the Second Hungarian Republic (1946-1949)
Civic Democratic Party (Polgári Demokrata Párt): Liberalism, National liberalism (1944-1949)
During the Hungarian People's Republic (1949-1989)
Hungarian Working People's Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) - Marxism, Communism (1948-1956)
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt) kádárism, Marxism, Leninism, socialism (1956-1989)
During the Third Republic (since 1989)
Democratic Coalition Party (Demokrata Koalíció Párt): Christian socialism (1990-2001)
Democratic Party (Demokrata Párt): Democratic liberalism (1993-1994)
Hungarian Democratic Forum (Magyar Demokrata Fórum) (MDF) Conservatism (1987-2011)
Alliance of Free Democrats (Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége): Social liberalism, Economic Liberalism (1988-2013)
Holy Crown Society (Szent Korona Társaság): Monarchism (1989-1990)
Hungarian Democratic People's Party (Magyar Demokrata Néppárt), became in 2005 a part of the Hungarian Democratic Forum. (1996-2006)
Humanist Party (Humanista Párt) : Anti-globalization (1993-2003-2012)
4K! – Fourth Republic! (4K! - Negyedik Köztársaság) : Social Democracy, Left-wing Nationalism (2012-2016)
Civic Freedom Party (Polgári Szabadságpárt) (interbellum)
Hungarian National Socialist Party (Magyar Nemzeti Szocialista Párt) National Socialism, Nazism
Together (Hungary) (Együtt - A korszakváltók pártja) Social Democracy, Social Liberalism
Unity Party (Hungary, 2009), (Összefogás Párt) Centrism, Third Way
See also
- Politics of Hungary
- List of political parties by country
- Liberalism and radicalism in Hungary
References
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