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Unity (Hungarian: Összefogás), also called Left Unity (Hungarian: Baloldali összefogás) was the informal name of a short-lived centre-left political alliance in Hungary of five political parties formed for contesting the 2014 Hungarian parliamentary election.
Unity Összefogás | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Attila Mesterházy[a] |
| Founded | 14 January 2014 |
| Dissolved | 6 April 2014 |
| Succeeded by | United for Hungary |
| Ideology | Liberalism Social liberalism Social democracy Green liberalism Green politics Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
The parties involved were the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), Together 2014 (E14), Democratic Coalition (DK), Dialogue for Hungary (PM) and Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP).[1]
It was dissolved in aftermath of the alliance's poor results.
Members
edit| Party | Leader | Ideology | Candidates (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency (106) | Party-list (60) | Seats won (38) | |||
| Hungarian Socialist Party | Attila Mesterházy | Social democracy | 71 | 42 | 29 |
| Together 2014–Dialogue for Hungary | Gordon Bajnai Benedek Jávor |
Social liberalism Green liberalism Green politics |
22 | 9 | 4 (3+1) |
| Democratic Coalition | Ferenc Gyurcsány | Social liberalism | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| Hungarian Liberal Party | Gábor Fodor | Liberalism | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Election results
edit| Election year | National Assembly | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won | ||
| 2014 | 1,290,806 | 25.57%
|
38 / 199
|
Opposition |
See also
edit- 2014 Hungarian parliamentary election
- United for Hungary (2020-2022)
- DK–MSZP–Dialogue (2024)
Notes
edit- ^ Candidate for Prime Minister in the 2014 election.
References
edit- ^ "Left-of-centre forces to campaign under "Unity" banner". 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.