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Political party in Hungary
Hungarian Independence Party
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LeaderZoltán Pfeiffer [hu] (1947)
Tibor Hornyák [hu] (1956, 1989–90)
Founded28 July 1947
1 November 1956
2 April 1989
Dissolved20 November 1947
4 November 1956

The Hungarian Independence Party (Hungarian: Magyar Függetlenségi Párt, MFP) was a political party in Hungary in the period after World War II.

History

The party was founded in 1947, shortly before the August parliamentary elections that year. Led by Zoltán Pfeiffer [hu], it won 49 of the 411 seats, becoming the fifth largest party in Parliament. However, in October the National Elections Committee ruled that the party had participated in the election unlawfully, and its seats were annulled.

A new party was established following the end of Communism. In the 1990 parliamentary elections it received less than 0.1% of the vote, and did not run again.

References

  1. "Chronology". 1956 Institute.
  2. Csaba Békés (2019). The history of the Soviet bloc 1945–1991: A chronology part V 1988–1991 (PDF). p. 230.
  3. Dieter Nohlen; Philip Stöver (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. p. 931. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p880
  5. Nohlen & Stöver, p909
Hungary Political parties in Hungary
National Assembly (199)
Not represented*

* Limit for parties to join the National Assembly in Hungary is 5 % of popular votes

European Parliament (21)


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