Patriotic Electoral Coalition Explained

Country:Hungary
Patriotic Electoral Coalition
Native Name:Hazafias Választási Koalíció
Colorcode:
  1. B22222
Leader1 Title:Chairman
Leader1 Name:László Asztalos
Foundation:21 December 1989
Dissolution:4 August 1990
Predecessor:Patriotic People's Front (HNF)
Successor:Democratic Coalition Party (DKP)
Newspaper:Első Kézből
Ideology:Democratic socialism
Position:Left-wing

The Patriotic Electoral Coalition (Hungarian: Hazafias Választási Koalíció; HVK) was a short-lived electoral coalition in Hungary, formed in December 1989 by the Patriotic People's Front (HNF) and twelve other minor left-wing parties and civil movements to jointly contest the 1990 parliamentary election, the first completely free and competitive elections to be held in the country since 1945 after the fall of communism.

During the campaign, incumbent Minister of Justice Kálmán Kulcsár became head of the coalition's national list. Following the failure parliamentary election,[1] the national congress of the Patriotic Electoral Coalition declared its disestablishment on 4 August 1990. Following that some members of the HVK decided to found the Democratic Coalition Party (DKP).

Election results

National Assembly

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Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]