Hungarian Socialist Party

Hungarian Socialist Party
Magyar Szocialista Párt
AbbreviationMSZP
PresidentImre Komjáthi
Deputy PresidentLajos Korózs
Vice President
Presidium
Parliamentary leaderBertalan Tóth
Founded7 October 1989; 35 years ago (1989-10-07)
Preceded byHungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Headquarters1114, Budapest, Villányi út 11-13.
Youth wingSocietas – Baloldali Ifjúsági Mozgalom
Membership (2021)5,000[1]
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
National affiliation
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
International affiliation
Colours  Red
National Assembly
10 / 199
European Parliament
0 / 21
County Assemblies
1 / 381
General Assembly of Budapest
1 / 33
Party flag
Website
mszp.hu
Politics of Hungary
Constitution
Executive
Parliament
Recent elections
Budapest
Mayor of Budapest
Gergely Karácsony
Mayoral elections
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2019
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

The Hungarian Socialist Party (Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈsot͡sijɒliʃtɒ ˈpaːrt]), commonly known by its acronym MSZP (Hungarian: [ˈɛmɛspeː] ⓘ), is a centre-left[2] to left-wing[3] social-democratic[4][5][6][7][8] and pro-European[9][10] political party in Hungary.

It was founded on 7 October, 1989 as a post-communist evolution and one of two legal successors of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP). Along with its conservative rival Fidesz, MSZP was one of the two most dominant parties in Hungarian politics until 2010; however, the party lost much of its popular support as a result of the Őszöd speech, the consequent 2006 protests, and then the 2008 financial crisis. Following the 2010 election, MSZP became the largest opposition party in parliament, a position it held until 2018, when it was overtaken by the former far and now centre-right Jobbik.

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