Merger 2014
Merger 2014 ( Hungarian Összefogás 2014 ) is an electoral alliance of various Hungarian parties that ran for the 2014 parliamentary elections in Hungary .
It was founded on January 14, 2014 and consists of center-left opposition parties. The top candidate for the office of Prime Minister was Attila Mesterházy (MSZP). Their motto is "We are starting a new era". In the 2010 to 2014 legislative period, the alliance had 65 members in the Hungarian Parliament .
In the polls before the 2014 election, the alliance received 30 to 33% of the vote. According to the preliminary result, the group received 26% of the list votes and a total of 38 seats in 2014 . This corresponds to 19.1% of the total mandates.
Composition for the 2014 election
| Political party | Chairman | Alignment | Number of candidates ( 2014 ) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Candidates (106) | List Candidates (60) | |||
| Hungarian Socialist Party | Attila Mesterházy | Social democracy | 71 | 42 |
| Together 2014 - Dialogue for Hungary |
Gordon Bajnai Benedek Jávor |
Left liberalism , green liberalism |
22nd | 9 |
| Democratic coalition | Ferenc Gyurcsány | Left liberalism | 13 | 6th |
| Hungarian Liberal Party | Gábor Fodor | liberalism | 0 | 3 |
Web links
- Pester Lloyd : Left opposition in Hungary agrees on joint candidate list (January 14, 2014)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://hvg.hu/itthon/20140204_Median_meg_tobb_ember_allt_a_Fidesz_melle
- ↑ http://hvg.hu/itthon/20140212_Ipsos_erosodott_a_Fidesz_meglodult_a_Jobb
- ↑ Explanation: The total number of members of the Hungarian parliament has been roughly halved since 2014 following a constitutional amendment, which is why the alliance now has far fewer members.