2009 European Parliament election in Hungary

European Parliament election

7 June 2009
All 22 seats of Hungary in the European Parliament
Leader Viktor Orbán Ildikó Lendvai Gábor Fodor Party Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union MSZP SZDSZ Leader since 2003 5 April 2009 2008 Last election 12 9 2       Leader Ibolya Dávid Gábor Vona Party MDF Movement for a better Hungary Leader since 1999 2006 Last election 1 0

The European Parliament election of 2009 in Hungary will be the election of the delegation from Hungary to the European Parliament in 2009. Hungary will delegate 22 members to the European Parliament and the election will take place on the 7th of June. The Hungarian Communist Workers' Party left the European Left in May. Krisztina Morvai leader of the Jobbik's list said she will join a eurosceptic political group.

Candidates

Among those running are:

• Pál Schmitt, József Szájer, Kinga Gál, János Áder, László Surján, Lívia Járóka, András Gyürk, Béla Glattfelder, Ádám Kósa, Ágnes Hankiss for Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union
• Kinga Göncz, Edit Herczog, Zita Gurmai, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gyula Hegyi, Szabolcs Fazekas, Gyula Cserei, Mihály Kökény, Gábor Harangozó for the Hungarian Socialist Party
• Lajos Bokros, György Habsburg, Szabolcs Joó, Ibolya Dávid for the Hungarian Democratic Forum
• István Szent-Iványi, Gabriella Béki, Gábor Demszky, György Konrád for the Alliance of Free Democrats
• Krisztina Morvai, Zoltán Balczó, Csanád Szegedi, Judit Szima, Gábor Vona for Movement for a Better Hungary

Opinion polls

Source	Date	FIDESZ	MSZP	SZDSZ	MDF	JOBBIK	others
Medián	25/2/2009	63%	25%	4%	2%	4%	2%
Medián	18/3/2009	66%	23%	2%	4%	4%	1%
Tárki	30/3/2009	62%	23%	3%	3%	4%	5%
Marketing Centrum	30/3/2009	61%	25%	3%	4%	5%	2%
Progresszív Intézet	13/4/2009	62%	25%	3%	5%	3%	2%
Medián	15/4/2009	70%	18%	2%	2%	4%	4%
Századvég-Forsense	21/4/2009	70%	18%	2%	1%	5%	4%
Forsense	27/4/2009	63%	27%	2%	2%	6%	1%
Tárki	29/4/2009	64%	22%	4%	2%	4%	4%
Gallup	8/5/2009	68%	21%	1%	2%	5%	3%
Századvég-Forsense	26/5/2009	71%	17%	1%	2%	6%	3%
Nézőpont	27/5/2009	66%	14%	4%	6%	7%	3%
Tárki	27/5/2009	70%	17%	3%	1%	4%	5%
Szonda Ipsos	28/5/2009	67%	21%	2%	3%	4%	3%

Results

 Summary of the 7 June 2009 European Parliament elections

Parties			Votes 2004	%	Seats	Votes 2009	%	Seats
National Party	EU Party	EP Group
Fidesz-KDNP Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union (Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Szövetség) Christian Democratic People's Party (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt, KDNP)	EPP	EPP-ED	1,457,750	47.40	12
Hungarian Socialist Party (Magyar Szocialista Párt, MSZP)	PES	PES	1,054,921	34.30	9
Alliance of Free Democrats (Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége, SZDSZ)	ELDR	ALDE	237,908	7.74	2
Hungarian Democratic Forum (Magyar Demokrata Fórum, MDF)	EPP	EPP-ED	164,025	5.33	1
Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom, Jobbik)	none	-	-	-	-
Hungarian Communist Workers' Party (Magyar Kommunista Munkáspárt, Munkáspárt)	none	-	56,221	1.83	0
LMP-HP Politics Can Be Different (Lehet Más A Politika, LMP) Humanist Party (Humanista Párt, HP)	none	-	-	-	-
MCF Gypsy Alliance Party (MCF Roma Összefogás Párt, MCF)	none	-	-	-	-
Hungarian Justice and Life Party (Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja, MIÉP)	none	-	72,203	2.35	0	-	-	-
Hungarian National Alliance (Magyar Nemzeti Szövetség, MNSZ)	none	-	20,226	0.66	0	-	-	-
Social Democratic Party (Szociáldemokrata Párt, SZDP)	none	-	12,196	0.40	0	-	-	-
Total			3,075,450	100.0	24
Source: Valasztas.hu