The Hungarian Socialist Party (Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt), commonly known by its acronym MSZP, is a centre-left[1] social-democratic[2][3][4][5][6] and pro-european[7][8] political party in Hungary.
Hungarian Socialist Party Magyar Szocialista Párt | |
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| Abbreviation | MSZP |
| Co-Leaders | Bertalan Tóth Ágnes Kunhalmi |
| Deputy President | Imre Komjáthi |
| Vice President | Zita Gurmai Gyula Hegyi |
| Parliamentary leader | Bertalan Tóth |
| Chairman of Board | István Hiller |
| Founded | 7 October 1989 |
| Preceded by | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
| Headquarters | 1073 Budapest, VII. Erzsébet krt. 40–42. fsz. I-1. |
| Ideology | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | "Tradition, Knowledge, Experience!" |
| National Assembly | 10 / 199 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| County Assemblies | 18 / 381 |
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History
changeThe 14th Congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) took place on October 7, 1989. At this meeting, 28 founders decided to form a new party. With 1,202 yes votes, 159 no votes, and 38 abstentions, they agreed to transform the MSZMP into the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), accepting continuity in the process. The MSZP submitted its registration request on November 16, 1989, and it was officially registered five days later, on November 21. The MSZP participated in its first multi-party parliamentary election in 1990, which was the first free election in Hungary.
As a result of the 1990 free election, the MSZP was pushed into opposition. It governed in coalition with the SZDSZ during the 1994–1998 and 2002–2006 terms, as well as from 2006 to 2008. From May 1, 2008, until May 2010, it governed alone as the only party.
Hungary has had four prime ministers from the MSZP so far. Gyula Horn served from 1994 to 1998, Péter Medgyessy from 2002 to 2004, Ferenc Gyurcsány from 2004 to 2009, and Gordon Bajnai from 2009 to 2010. Together, they led the country for a total of three parliamentary terms, spanning 12 years.
References
change- ↑ Freedom House (24 December 2013). Nations in Transit 2013: Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 255–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3119-1.
- ↑ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Hungary". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ↑ Dimitri Almeida (27 April 2012). The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties: Beyond the Permissive Consensus. CRC Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-136-34039-0. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ José Magone (26 August 2010). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-203-84639-1. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ Petr Kopecký; Peter Mair; Maria Spirova (26 July 2012). Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies. Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-19-959937-0.
- ↑ Igor Guardiancich (21 August 2012). Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-136-22595-6.
- ↑ "Hungary - Europe Elects".
- ↑ https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/public/Research/Europe/hungarian.pdf [bare URL PDF]