Party of the Hungarian Community
Strana maďarskej komunity Magyar Közösség Pártja Party of the Hungarian community |
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Party leader | József Menyhárt |
founding | 1998 |
Place of foundation | Bratislava |
Headquarters | Čajakova 8 81105 Bratislava |
Alignment | National conservatism |
Colours) | Red, white, green (Hungarian tricolor ) |
Parliament seats | - |
MEPs |
0/14 |
European party | European People's Party (EPP) |
EP Group | Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) |
Website | www.mkp.sk |
The Party of the Hungarian Community ( Hungarian : Magyar Közösség Pártja MKP ; Slovak .: Strana maďarskej komunity SMK , official abbreviation SMK-MKP , until September 2012 Hungarian Magyar Koalíció Pártja , Slov. Strana maďarskej koalície , German: Party of the Hungarian Coalition) is a national conservative party of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia . It is considered to be close to Viktor Orbán's Hungarian Fidesz party .
The Conservative Party came into being through the merger of several Hungarian parties in Slovakia - the conservative Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement (MKDH), the nationalist party known as " Coexistence " (Spolužitie) and the liberal Hungarian Citizens' Party (MOS). From its foundation in 1998 to 2007, it was run by Béla Bugár . In 2007 the entire party leadership was changed, Bugár broke with the party. Pál Csáky became the new chairman, followed in 2010 by József Berényi. A short time later, Bugár founded the party “ Most-Híd ” (Bridge), which also represents the interests of the Hungarian minority, but clearly distinguishes itself from Fidesz.
In the 2006 parliamentary election , the MKP won 11.68% of the vote and 20 seats. In the 2010 election , the party only achieved 4.33% of the vote, thus losing all seats in parliament. The new Most-Híd party in particular benefited from the decline of the SMK . In 2012 , too , she was unable to overcome the 5% hurdle with a share of the vote of 4.28%, as was the case in the 2016 election , in which she again received 4.28% of the vote. The party has one member in the European Parliament, otherwise it is only represented at the local level.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Igor Stupňan: Dve maďarské strany v parliaments? To sa ešte nestalo. In: pravda.sk, December 22, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Pravica môže vládnuť, má o 8 kresiel viac (Slovak) , SME. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
literature
- Štefančík, R. (2008): Christian Democratic Parties in Slovakia. Trnava: UCM, ISBN 978-80-8105-016-9