Hungarian Independence Party

Hungarian Independence Party
Hungarian Independence Party
Leader	Zoltán Pfeiffer [hu] (1947); Tibor Hornyák [hu] (1956, 1989–90)
Founded	28 July 1947; 1 November 1956; 2 April 1989
Dissolved	20 November 1947; 4 November 1956
Preceded by	Hungarian Freedom Party
Ideology	National conservatism; Anti-Communism
	Politics of Hungary; Political parties; Elections;

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.^[3] However, in October the National Elections Committee ruled that the party had participated in the election unlawfully, and its seats were annulled.^[4]

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.^[5]

References

^ "Chronology". 1956 Institute.
^ Csaba Békés (2019). The history of the Soviet bloc 1945–1991: A chronology part V 1988–1991 (PDF). p. 230.
^ Dieter Nohlen; Philip Stöver (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. p. 931. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p880
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p909

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[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.

[NS-3] Dieter Nohlen; Philip Stöver (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. p. 931. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.

[4] Nohlen & Stöver, p880

[5] Nohlen & Stöver, p909

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