The Centre Party ( hu, Centrumpárt) was a

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History

The Centre Party came into being in 2001, with the cooperation of the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP), the

Hungarian Democratic People's Party The Hungarian Democratic People's Party ( hu, Magyar Demokrata Néppárt; MDNP) was a political party in Hungary between 1996 and 2005. History The national conservative party formed on 4 March 1996, when Iván Szabó and his supporters left Hung ...

(MDNP), the Alliance of Green Democrats (ZDSZ) and Third Way for Hungary (HOM). The unusual alliance of centre-right and centre-left groups hindered the Centre Party's effectiveness and, eventually, two of the founding political formations quit the party. The Christian Democratic People's Party, after long internal disputes and legal battles, joined ranks with

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and the Hungarian Democratic People's Party re-merged with the

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(MDF).

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was the leader of the party until 2007. At the

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, on 9 and 23 April 2006, the party won 0.32% of the popular vote and no seats. The Centre party joined as a member to the

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(KTI) in 2013.

Electoral results

National Assembly

External links

Official site
2001 establishments in Hungary 2013 disestablishments in Hungary Defunct political parties in Hungary Political parties disestablished in 2013 Political parties established in 2001 Centrist parties in Hungary {{Hungary-party-stub it:Partito di Centro (Ungheria)