Centre Party (Hungary)

The Centre Party (Hungarian: Centrumpárt, pronounced [ˈt͡sɛntrumˈpaːrt]) was a centrist political party in Hungary.

Centre Party Centrum Párt
Leader	Mihály Kupa (2001–2007) Ágnes Pászti (2007–2009) János Papp (2009–2010) Lajos Szabó (2010–2013)
Founded	21 December 2001
Dissolved	17 October 2013
Merged into	Community for Social Justice People's Party
Political position	Centre
Website
www.centrum-part.eu
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History

The Centre Party came into being in 2001, with the cooperation of the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP), the Hungarian Democratic People's Party (MDNP), the Alliance of Green Democrats (SZDSZ) and Third Way for Hungary (HOM). The unusual alliance of centre-right and centre-left groups hindered the Centre Party's effectiveness and, eventually, two of the founding political formations quit the party. The Christian Democratic People's Party, after long internal disputes and legal battles, joined ranks with Viktor Orbán's Fidesz and the Hungarian Democratic People's Party re-merged with the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF). Mihály Kupa was the leader of the party until 2007. At the legislative elections, on 9 and 23 April 2006, the party won 0.32% of the popular vote and no seats.^[1][2]

The Centre party joined as a member to the Community for Social Justice People's Party (KTI) in 2013.

Electoral results

National Assembly

Election year	National Assembly				Government
	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–
2002	219,029	3.9 % (#5)	0 / 386	New	extra-parliamentary
2006	17,431	0.32 %	0 / 386	0	extra-parliamentary

References

1. "A Centrum Párt története". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 19 January 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
2. Attila, Tóth-Szenesi (1 February 2006). "A Centrum Párt ricsajozó kiskutya akar lenni". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 January 2024.

External links

• Official website Archived 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine