Egyutt

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Együtt
together
Logo (2018)
Péter Juhász, last chairman of the party from 2017 to 2018
Party leader Péter Juhász
founding October 26, 2012 (organization)
March 8, 2013 (party)
resolution 2nd June 2018
Headquarters Alkotás utca 17-19
1123 Budapest
Alignment Left liberalism
Colours) Blue, magenta
Parliament seats
1/199
( 2018 )
Number of members 729 (2016)
Website egyuttpart.hu

Együtt ( German Common , formerly Együtt 2014 ) was a political party in Hungary from 2013 to 2018 . It was created in 2012 as an opposition platform through the merger of three left-wing and liberal civil society organizations under the leadership of former Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai . As a party, Együtt took part in the 2014 parliamentary elections as part of the “ Összefogás 2014 ” alliance and entered the Hungarian parliament with three members . In the general election in 2018 she went to alone, reaching 0.7% of the vote, a direct mandate. Együtt then dissolved in June 2018 for financial reasons.

history

The platform went on October 26, 2012 from the trade union Szolidaritás (“Hungarian Solidarity Movement”), the Egymillióan a magyar sajtószabadságért (Milla, “One million for Hungarian press freedom”) movement and the think tank Haza és Haladás (“Homeland and Progress”) by former Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai . Three days earlier, Szolidaritás and Milla had organized a demonstration in Budapest on the anniversary of the Hungarian popular uprising , which, with over 50,000 participants, was considered the largest opposition demonstration since the Fidesz government took office in 2010. At this Bajnai appeared as the keynote speaker and announced his return to politics.

He declared a change of government and a withdrawal of the constitutional amendments of the Orbán government , but also a “new political culture” as the goal of the electoral movement. In election polls in November 2012, it was in second place with 14%. In March 2013, Együtt officially founded as a party in 2014 in order to be able to participate in the 2014 parliamentary elections . Their official name was Együtt - a Korszakváltók Pártja ("Together - Party for a New Era "), as another group had already registered under the name Együtt in 2014 .

Among the forces in the center-left spectrum as the first chairman of the endorsed Democratic coalition , Ferenc Gyurcsány , Bajnai as joint top candidates of the opposition. The green LMP refused to work with Együtt in 2014 (as well as with all other parties), which led to internal disputes and the split-off of the Dialogue for Hungary (PM). The PM then entered into a list connection with Együtt for the parliamentary election. The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) entered into negotiations with Együtt on a joint election program and joint candidates in mid-2013, but claimed the post of top candidate for its chairman, Attila Mesterházy .

For the 2014 parliamentary elections, Együtt finally ran for the 2014 election alliance with MSZP, PM, DK and the Hungarian Liberal Party . With a result of 26%, the alliance failed to change government. Szabolcs Szabó won the only direct mandate for Együtt in the Budapest constituency of Csepel - Soroksár ; two other Együtt candidates entered the Hungarian parliament via the state list . After the "merger 2014" dissolved just a few days after the parliamentary elections, the cooperation with the PM was continued. In the 2014 European elections , the parties together achieved 7.25% of the vote and a mandate (for the PM) in the European Parliament.

For the general election in 2018 came Együtt on their own, but support promising opposition candidates of other parties in individual constituencies. The party clearly failed with 0.66% of the list votes at the five percent hurdle , but defended its only direct mandate. Since the one percent mark, the prerequisite for state election campaign support, was not reached, the party had to repay 153 million forints (around 470,000 euros) after the election . Financial consequences for the board and the direct candidates could only be averted by a donation campaign and the dissolution of the party. This officially took place on June 2, 2018.

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