Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians

Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians
Демократска заједница војвођанских Мађара
Demokratska zajednica vojvođanskih Mađara
Hungarian name Vajdasági Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége
Leader Áron Csonka
Founder András Ágoston
Founded 31 March 1990
Headquarters Bečej
Ideology Regionalism
Minority rights
Colours Green, White, Red
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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Website
www.vmdk.org.rs

Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians (Hungarian: Vajdasági Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége (VMDK), Serbian: Демократска заједница војвођанских Мађара (ДЗВМ), Demokratska zajednica vojvođanskih Mađara (DZVM)) is an ethnic Hungarian political party in Serbia. It was led by Sándor Páll until his death in 2010. Current party leader is Áron Csonka. The party's headquarters are in Bečej.

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Notes Government
1990 132,726 2.64%
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Increase 8 opposition
1992 140,825 2.98%
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Increase 1 opposition
1993 112,456 2.61%
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Decrease 4 opposition
1997 16,812 0.41%
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Decrease 5 opposition
2000 2,402,387 64.09%
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Increase 1 Coalition DOS government
2003
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Decrease 1 opposition
2007 12,940 0.32%
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Steady Coalition MS opposition
2008 74,874 1.81%
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Steady Coalition MK opposition
2012 24,993 0.63%
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Steady Coalition SZ opposition
2014 204,767 5.70%
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Steady Coalition around NDS – Greens opposition

Provincial elections

In the provincial elections in Vojvodina in 2008, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won 7% of votes in the first election round.

In the provincial elections in Vojvodina in 2012, the party was part of the All Together coalition, which won 0.47% of votes in the first election round and which won no seats in the provincial parliament.

Local elections

In the local elections in Serbia in 2008, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won the majority of votes in Kanjiža (50.91%), as well as plurality of votes in Senta (31.87%), Bačka Topola (46.25%), Mali Iđoš (37.18%), and Bečej (29.63%).

In the local elections in Serbia in 2012, the party was part of the All Together coalition, which did not won the plurality of votes in any municipality in Vojvodina.

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