Far-Left (Hungary) Explained

National Party of 1848
Native Name:Országos 1848-as Párt
Foundation:1865 (as a faction)
2 April 1868 (as a party)
Ideology:'49 ideology
Radicalism
Headquarters:Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Country:Hungary
Dissolution:26 February 1874
Colours: Red
Predecessor:Resolution Party
Successor:'48 Independence Party
Position:Far-left
Leader1 Title:Last leader
Leader1 Name:Dániel Irányi

The National Party of 1848, or the Party of 1848 (Far-Left until 1870) was a Hungarian political party, whose members were mainly Lajos Kossuth's former supporters and those who opposed the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. Its members were mostly middle-class citizens and peasants. For a long time it was a faction of the Resolution Party and then of the Left Centre under the name of Szélsőbal.[1]

The party participated the elections of 1861 and 1865 before becoming permanently independent in April 1868.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Országos 1848-as Párt – Magyar Katolikus Lexikon . 2022-03-19 . lexikon.katolikus.hu.