Hungarian National Independence Party Explained

Hungarian National
Independence Party
Native Name:Magyar Nemzeti Függetlenségi Párt
Native Name Lang:hu
Leader:Gyula Gömbös
Foundation:1923
Dissolved:1928
Split:Unity Party
Merged:Unity Party
Headquarters:Budapest
Ideology:Szeged Idea
Hungarian nationalism
Position:Far-right
Country:Hungary

The Hungarian National Independence Party (Hungarian: Magyar Nemzeti Függetlenségi Párt, MNFP), also known as the Party of Racial Defence, was a political party in Hungary in the interwar period.

History

The party was established in 1923 by a right-wing breakaway from the Unity Party led by Gyula Gömbös, and initially had seven seats in Parliament.[1] However, promoting a racist agenda,[2] it won only two seats in the 1926 elections.[3]

The party was disbanded in September 1928, with its members rejoined the Unity Party.

Notes and References

  1. Stanley G. Payne (1996) A History of Fascism, 1914–1945, University of Wisconsin Press, p132
  2. Eric Roman (2003) Austria-Hungary and the Successor States: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present, Infobase Publishing, p482
  3. [Dieter Nohlen]