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 HUNGARY

Legislative elections: National Assembly, 4-year term, 5% threshold, mixed member proportional representation system (176/152)
           · President: László Sólyom · Prime Minister: Gordon Bajnai · Government: MSZP, SZDSZ

Party Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2010 Seats 2006 Seats
Magyar Szocialista Párt (MSZP)
Hungarian Socialist Party
Social democracy; Third Way
 
PES, SI
1989
(pred. 1956)
    43,2% 190
Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Szövetség (FIDESZ)
Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union
Conservatism; Christian democracy
 
EPP, CDI, IDU
1988
    42,0% 141
Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt (KDNP)
Christian Democratic People's Party
Christian democracy; Social conservatism EPP
1989
(orig. 1943)
    23
Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége (SZDSZ)
Union of Free Democrats
Liberalism
 
ELDR, LI
1988
    6,5% 20
Magyar Demokrata Fórum (MDF)
Hungarian Democratic Forum
Conservatism; Economic liberalism
 
AECR, CDI
1987
    5,0% 11
Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom (JOBBIK)
Movement for a Better Hungary
(2006: MIEP-JOBBIK)
Nationalism; Far right
 
AENM
2003
    2,2% -
Independents - -     - 1
Others - -     1,1% -
Total - -     - 386
Turnout - -   67,8%

 © 2009 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: National Election Office (http://www.valasztas.hu). Archive: Elections 1945-2002.