The Christian Economic and Social Party ( hu, Keresztény Gazdasági és Szociális Párt, KGSZP) was a political party in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

in the inter-war period.

History

The party was established around 1930 by a merger of the

Christian National Economic Party The Christian National Economic Party was a political party in Hungary during the 1920s. History The party was established in 1925 as the Christian Economic Party by János Zichy, with most members being former civil servants.Vincent E McHale (1 ...

(known as the Zichy Party), the

Christian National Union Party The Christian National Union Party ( hu, Keresztény Nemzeti Egyesülés Pártja, KNEP) was a political party in Hungary during the early 1920s. History The KNEP was established by in October 1919 as the Christian National League, and was based ...

(also known as the Wolff Party) and the small Christian Social Party.Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p511 As a result, it was often known as the Wolff and Zichy Party. The 1932 elections saw the party win 32 seats, becoming the second-largest faction.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p930 In the 1935 elections the party won only 14 seats, and was reduced to being the third party in Parliament. In January 1937 they merged with the

Christian Opposition The Christian Opposition ( hu, Keresztény Ellenzék, KE) was a political party in Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slov ...

and the

National Legitimist Party The National Legitimist (People's) Party ( hu, Nemzeti Legitimista Néppárt, NLN) was a political party in Hungary during the 1930s. History The party first contested national elections in 1935, winning a single seat in the parliamentary electi ...

to form the United Christian Party.Nohlen & Stöver, p911

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{{Hungarian political parties Defunct political parties in Hungary Political parties disestablished in 1937

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