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{{Short description|Former Hungarian political party (1875–1906)}}
{{Infobox political party
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|name = Liberal Party
| name = Liberal Party
|native_name = Szabadelvű Párt
| native_name = Szabadelvű Párt
|logo =
| logo =
|leader1_title = Historical leaders
| leader1_title = Historical leaders
|leader1_name = [[István Gorove]],<br />[[Kálmán Tisza]],<br />[[Gusztáv Vizsolyi]]
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| foundation = {{Start date|1875|3|1|df=y}}
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| dissolution = {{End date|1906|4|11|df=y}}
|merger = [[Deák Party]] <br />[[Left Centre]]
| merger = [[Deák Party]] <br />[[Left Centre]]
|successor = [[National Party of Work]] <small>(since 1910)</small>
| successor = [[National Party of Work]] <small>(since 1910)</small>
|headquarters = [[Budapest]], [[Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen|Kingdom of Hungary]]
| headquarters = [[Budapest]], [[Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen|Hungary]]
| ideology =
|ideology = [[Classical liberalism]] ([[Liberalism and radicalism in Hungary|Hungary]])<br />[[Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867|'67 ideology]]
| position =
|position = [[Centre-right]]<br /><small>(in constitutional terms)</small>
|international = ''None''
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| colours = {{legend2|{{party color|Liberal Party (Hungary)}}|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} [[Blue]]
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The '''Liberal Party''' ({{lang-hu|Szabadelvű Párt}}) was a political party in [[Hungary]] between 1875 and 1906.
The '''Liberal Party''' ({{langx|hu|Szabadelvű Párt}}) was a political party in [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] between 1875 and 1906.


==History==
==History==
The party was established in February 1875 by a merger of the [[Deák Party]] and the [[Left Centre]].<ref name=VM>Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p505 {{ISBN|0-313-23804-9}}</ref> It won a huge majority in the [[1875 Hungarian parliamentary election|1875 elections]], with former Left Centre member [[Kálmán Tisza]] becoming Prime Minister. Tisza remained Prime Minister until 1890, and using violence,<ref name=VM/> the party retained its parliamentary majority until the [[1905 Hungarian parliamentary election|1905 elections]], which saw the [[National Independence Kossuth Party|Independence and '48 Party]] win the most seats. The following year the party was disbanded.
The party was established in February 1875 by a merger of the [[Deák Party]] and the [[Left Centre]].<ref name=VM>Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p. 505 {{ISBN|0-313-23804-9}}</ref> It won a huge majority in the [[1875 Hungarian parliamentary election|1875 elections]], with former Left Centre member [[Kálmán Tisza]] becoming prime minister. Kálmán Tisza remained prime minister until 1890, and using violence,.<ref name=VM/> The Liberal Party was a main supporter of the [[Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867]] and the partnership with Austria. However the Austro-Hungarian Compromise remained bitterly unpopular among the [[Hungarian people|ethnic Hungarian]] voters,<ref>Cieger András. [http://c3.hu/scripta/szazadveg/14/cieger.htm Kormány a mérlegen – a múlt században] {{in lang|hu}}</ref> and the continuous successes of the pro-compromise Liberal Party in the Hungarian parliamentary elections caused long lasting frustration for Hungarians. The ethnic minorities had the key role in the political maintenance of the compromise in Hungary, because they were able to vote the pro-compromise Liberal Party into the position of the majority/ruling parties of the Hungarian parliament. The pro-compromise liberal parties were the most popular among ethnic minority voters, however i.e. the Slovak, Serb and Romanian minority parties remained unpopular among their own ethnic minority voters. The Liberal Party was often called as the "Imperialist Party", in Hungary it meant to being supporter of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, and had a negative connotation as a supporter of the political and economic interests of Austrian Empire, and the Habsburg Emperor, hence the ethnic Hungarian voters mocked the party as "the Imperialists". In the [[1905 Hungarian parliamentary election|1905 elections]], the coalitions of Hungarian nationalist parties like the [[National Independence Kossuth Party|Independence and '48 Party]] won the most seats. The nationalist coalition was supported by the overwhelming majority of ethnic Hungarian voters.<ref>András Gerő (2014) Nationalities and the Hungarian Parliament (1867-1918) ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20200514134044/http://www.geroandras.hu/2014_Nationalities_and_the_Hungarian_Parliament.pdf]''.</ref> In 1906 King Franz Joseph announced a new election, which was won by the nationalist coalition again. Due to these defeat at the parliamentary election, the Liberal Party has disbanded itself, and it was reorganized under a new name: [[National Party of Work]] in 1910.


==Support==
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The party passed legislation for [[Jewish emancipation]] and appointed Jews to parliament (both the upper and lower houses). In return, many Jews supported the party. Many districts of Budapest, where Jews made up half of the voters, reliably voted for the Liberal candidate.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lorman |first1=Thomas |title=The Making of the Slovak People’s Party: Religion, Nationalism and the Culture War in Early 20th-Century Europe |date=2019 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |location=London |isbn=978-1-350-10938-4 |language=en|p=48}}</ref>
The districts that predominantly supported the government were chiefly situated in regions inhabited by ethnic minorities, whereas opposition strongholds were found in areas with a Hungarian majority. To secure the ruling party's success, the districts in minority regions were delineated to be smaller than those in Hungarian-majority regions. This strategy enabled the election of a greater number of representatives from minority districts to parliament, which further shrunk the value of votes in ethnic Hungarian territories. Consequently, the Liberal Party was able to sustain its parliamentary majority for an extended period with considerable success.<ref>Interview with [[Krisztián Ungváry]] (February 20, 2023) : "The golden age of Hungarian history, which is not yet a positive memory" at 444.hu news portal [https://web.archive.org/web/20230220112803/https://444.hu/2023/02/20/a-magyar-tortenelem-aranykora-melynek-megsincs-pozitiv-emlekezete]</ref>

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The party passed legislation for [[Jewish emancipation]] and appointed Jews to parliament (both the upper and lower houses) in 1867. In return, many Jews supported the party. Many districts of Budapest, where Jews made up half of the voters, reliably voted for the Liberal candidate.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lorman |first1=Thomas |title=The Making of the Slovak People's Party: Religion, Nationalism and the Culture War in Early 20th-Century Europe |date=2019 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |location=London |isbn=978-1-350-10938-4 |language=en|page=48}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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Liberal Party
Szabadelvű Párt
Historical leadersIstván Gorove,
Kálmán Tisza,
Gusztáv Vizsolyi
Founded1 March 1875 (1875-03-01)
Dissolved11 April 1906 (1906-04-11)
Merger ofDeák Party
Left Centre
Succeeded byNational Party of Work (since 1910)
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
Colours   Blue

The Liberal Party (Hungarian: Szabadelvű Párt) was a political party in Hungary between 1875 and 1906.

History

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The party was established in February 1875 by a merger of the Deák Party and the Left Centre.[1] It won a huge majority in the 1875 elections, with former Left Centre member Kálmán Tisza becoming prime minister. Kálmán Tisza remained prime minister until 1890, and using violence,.[1] The Liberal Party was a main supporter of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 and the partnership with Austria. However the Austro-Hungarian Compromise remained bitterly unpopular among the ethnic Hungarian voters,[2] and the continuous successes of the pro-compromise Liberal Party in the Hungarian parliamentary elections caused long lasting frustration for Hungarians. The ethnic minorities had the key role in the political maintenance of the compromise in Hungary, because they were able to vote the pro-compromise Liberal Party into the position of the majority/ruling parties of the Hungarian parliament. The pro-compromise liberal parties were the most popular among ethnic minority voters, however i.e. the Slovak, Serb and Romanian minority parties remained unpopular among their own ethnic minority voters. The Liberal Party was often called as the "Imperialist Party", in Hungary it meant to being supporter of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, and had a negative connotation as a supporter of the political and economic interests of Austrian Empire, and the Habsburg Emperor, hence the ethnic Hungarian voters mocked the party as "the Imperialists". In the 1905 elections, the coalitions of Hungarian nationalist parties like the Independence and '48 Party won the most seats. The nationalist coalition was supported by the overwhelming majority of ethnic Hungarian voters.[3] In 1906 King Franz Joseph announced a new election, which was won by the nationalist coalition again. Due to these defeat at the parliamentary election, the Liberal Party has disbanded itself, and it was reorganized under a new name: National Party of Work in 1910.

Support

[edit]

The districts that predominantly supported the government were chiefly situated in regions inhabited by ethnic minorities, whereas opposition strongholds were found in areas with a Hungarian majority. To secure the ruling party's success, the districts in minority regions were delineated to be smaller than those in Hungarian-majority regions. This strategy enabled the election of a greater number of representatives from minority districts to parliament, which further shrunk the value of votes in ethnic Hungarian territories. Consequently, the Liberal Party was able to sustain its parliamentary majority for an extended period with considerable success.[4]

The party passed legislation for Jewish emancipation and appointed Jews to parliament (both the upper and lower houses) in 1867. In return, many Jews supported the party. Many districts of Budapest, where Jews made up half of the voters, reliably voted for the Liberal candidate.[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p. 505 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
  2. ^ Cieger András. Kormány a mérlegen – a múlt században (in Hungarian)
  3. ^ András Gerő (2014) Nationalities and the Hungarian Parliament (1867-1918) [1].
  4. ^ Interview with Krisztián Ungváry (February 20, 2023) : "The golden age of Hungarian history, which is not yet a positive memory" at 444.hu news portal [2]
  5. ^ Lorman, Thomas (2019). The Making of the Slovak People's Party: Religion, Nationalism and the Culture War in Early 20th-Century Europe. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-350-10938-4.
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