Party of the Hungarian Community

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Strana maďarskej komunity
Magyar Közösség Pártja
Party of the Hungarian community
Logo of the SMK
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

  1. Igor Stupňan: Dve maďarské strany v parliaments? To sa ešte nestalo. In: pravda.sk, December 22, 2015, accessed January 3, 2016
  2. Pravica môže vládnuť, má o 8 kresiel viac (Slovak) , SME. Retrieved June 13, 2010. 

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