Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 – European Left explained

Native Name:Magyarországi Munkáspárt 2006 - Európai Baloldal
Leader:Attila Vajnai
Founded:November 2005
Split:Hungarian Communist Workers' Party
Headquarters:Budapest
Ideology:Eurocommunism
Marxism
Position:Left-wing
European:Party of the European Left
National:Social Democratic Party of Hungary[1]
Colors:Red
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:European Parliament
Country:Hungary

The Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 – European Left (Hungarian: Magyarországi Munkáspárt 2006 - Európai Baloldal ), shortly European Left is a political party in Hungary. It was created in mid-November 2005 from the internal opposition of the Hungarian Workers' Party (then the Hungarian Communist Workers' Party). Its leader is János Fratanolo.

Its request to become a member of the Party of the European Left was accepted by the EL Executive Board, during the meeting held in Geneva from 23 to 25 October 2009.

History

On 8 September 2016, Táncsics – Radical Left Party (then known as the Left Party) announced on its website that the two parties will cooperate in preparation for the 2018 parliamentary election.[2]

In early 2022 Social Democratic Party of Hungary announced on its website that the two parties will cooperate in preparation for the 2022 parliamentary election.[1] Joining forces, the two parties did not manage to stand a single official candidate in the election according to the official website of the election office valasztas.hu. Also in 2022 People' Front announced that they will join Európai Baloldal but will continue as political organization.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baloldali Platform: választási együttműködés az Európai Baloldallal. MSZDP. 7 January 2022. hu. January 2022.
  2. Web site: Left-wing electoral cooperation in 2018. abal.hu. 10 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20161014035751/http://abal.hu/index.php/hirek/168-baloldali-valasztasi-egyuettmukoedes-2018-ban. 14 October 2016. hu. 8 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Egységben az erő!. Facebook. 8 January 2022. hu. 5 January 2022.