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Liberal Party (Hungary)

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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, Kingdom of Hungary
IdeologyClassical liberalism (Hungary)
'67 ideology
Political positionCentre-right
(in constitutional terms)
International affiliationNone
Colours   Blue

The Liberal Party (Template:Lang-hu) was a political party in Hungary between 1875 and 1906.

History

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. Tisza remained Prime Minister until 1890, and using violence,[1] the party retained its parliamentary majority until the 1905 elections, which saw the Independence and '48 Party win the most seats. The following year the party was disbanded.

References

  1. ^ a b Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p505 ISBN 0-313-23804-9