Imre Horváth (Hungarian politician, born 1944) explained

Imre Horváth (28 June 1944  - 27 April 2021)[1] was a Hungarian politician.[2] He was a member of the National Assembly of Hungary in the Budapest 11 constituency for the Hungarian Socialist Party from 2014 to 2018. He was elected in a by-election, following the death of fellow party member Péter Kiss.[3]

On 22 November 2017, Imre Horváth announced, he quit the MSZP, because the party did not nominate him as candidate in the 2018 Hungarian parliamentary election in Újpest.[4] Later Imre Horváth announced to the Index, that he was not entering other political parties, he was running as an independent in 2018, in Újpest.[5] He received 2.34 percent of the vote during the election, thus lost his parliamentary seat.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virág. Farkas Ágnes. 2021-04-27. Meghalt Újpest egykori országgyűlési képviselője. 2021-04-30. index.hu. hu.
  2. Web site: Horváth Imre | mszp.hu. Hungarian Socialist Party. 7 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141107115907/http://mszp.hu/parttag/horvath_imre. 7 November 2014. dead.
  3. News: Socialist Imre Horváth Won The Battle Of Újpest - Hungary Today. 7 April 2015.
  4. News: Az LMP-hez sorolhat át az MSZP-ből kilépő Horváth Imre. 2017-11-22. MNO.hu. 2017-11-22.
  5. News: Nem lép be más pártba az MSZP-ből kilépett Horváth Imre. Barbara. Thüringer. 2017-11-27. hu.