Hungarian Justice and Life Party

Hungarian Justice and Life Party

Leader	Zoltán Fenyvessy
Founded	15 July 1993
Headquarters	Hercegprímás utca 4, 1051 Budapest
Ideology	Hungarian nationalism Social conservatism
Political position	Far-right
European affiliation	None, formerly Euronat
European Parliament group	None
Colours	Green
Website
www.miep.hu
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The Hungarian Justice and Life Party (Hungarian: Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja, MIÉP) is a far-right^[1]^[2] nationalist political party in Hungary which was founded by István Csurka in 1993.

At the 1998 legislative elections, the party won 5.5% of the votes and gained parliamentary representation, with 14 seats.

At the 2002 elections, the party won 4.4% of the popular vote and no seats.

In 2005, MIÉP joined forces with a newer, radical Hungarian nationalist political party, Jobbik. The new political formation was registered under the name the MIÉP–Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties. It purported to speak for Christians whilst standing up for the rights of Hungarian minorities in the neighbouring countries. The programme was based on a "law and order" agenda, in order to crack down on crime. Following an acrimonious failure in the 2006 elections the alliance broke up. In the aftermath, MIÉP lost its leadership of the far-right forces in Hungary, with Jobbik going on to achieve success in the 2010 elections.

Csurka died on 4 February 2012, aged 77, after a long illness.^[3] He was replaced by former MP Zoltán Fenyvessy.

Parliamentary representation

Hungarian Parliament

Election year	National Assembly				Government
Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/–	Government
1994	85,431	1.58 % (#10)	0 / 386	12	extra-parliamentary
1998	248,901	5.47 % (#5)	14 / 386	14	in opposition
2002	245,326	4.37 % (#4)	0 / 386	14	extra-parliamentary
2006¹	119,007	2.2 % (#5)	0 / 386	0	extra-parliamentary
2010	1,286	0.03 %	0 / 386	0	extra-parliamentary
2014²	2,054	0.04 %	0 / 199	0	extra-parliamentary

¹In an electoral alliance with Jobbik, under the name of the "MIÉP–Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties", joined by Independent Smallholders’ Party (FKgP) organisations from 15 counties.

²In an electoral alliance with Smallholders' Party.

European Parliament

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall seats won	+/-	Notes
2004	72,203	2.35 % (#5)	0 / 24

References

↑ Battle for Hungary's media, BBC, 26 March, 2000
↑ Jeffries, Ian (2002), Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A guide to the economies in transition, Routledge, p. 212
↑ "Meghalt Csurka István" (in Hungarian). Index.hu. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

External links

Official website
"Third way" platform: The nationalist right gets together (HVG)
Far Right tries to take control of the revolt The Times, September 23, 2006

Political parties in Hungary

National Assembly (199)	Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union (114) Hungarian Socialist Party (29) Jobbik (24) Christian Democratic People's Party (17) Politics Can Be Different (5) Democratic Coalition (4) Together (2) Dialogue for Hungary (1) Hungarian Liberal Party (1) unaffiliated (2)

Not represented*	Hungarian Workers' Party (0.56%) The Homeland Not For Sale Movement Party (0.47%) Alliance of Mária Seres (0.44%) Party of Greens (0.37%) Social Democratic Hungarian Civic Party (0.3%) Community for Social Justice People's Party (0.22%) Democratic Community of Welfare and Freedom (0.2%) Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (0.16%) Unity Party (0.13%) Modern Hungary Movement 4K! – Fourth Republic! Hungarian Justice and Life Party Hungarian Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Human Chain for Hungary Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 Pirate Party Hungarian Two-tailed Dog Party Humanist Party Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party * Limit for parties to join the National Assembly in Hungary is 5 % of popular votes

European Parliament (21)	Fidesz (11) Jobbik (3) Hungarian Socialist Party (2) Democratic Coalition (2) Dialogue for Hungary (1) Politics Can Be Different (1) Christian Democratic People's Party (1)

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Far-right and radical nationalist politics in post-WW2 Hungary

Political parties and groups	Civil Guard Association for a Better Future Green Party of Hungary Hungarian Justice and Life Party Jobbik Magyar Gárda MIÉP–Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties Party of the Hungarian Interest People of the Orient Party – Christian Democrats Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement

People	György Budaházy István Csurka György Ekrem-Kemál Dávid Kovács Krisztina Morvai Gergely Pongrátz László Toroczkai Gábor Vona György Gyula Zagyva

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