The Christian National Economic Party 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 ...

during the 1920s.

History

The party was established in 1925 as the Christian Economic Party by

János Zichy Count János Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (30 May 1868 – 6 January 1944) was a Hungarians, Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Education, Minister of Religion and Education between 1910–1913 and in 1918. He was a member of the Hou ...

, with most members being former civil servants.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p511 It was later renamed as the Christian National Economic Party, but was widely known as the Zichy Party. The party won 35 seats in the

1926 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1926. Africa * 1926 Egyptian parliamentary election * 1926 Lagos by-election * 1926 Northern Rhodesian general election * 1926 South West African legislative election Asia * 1926 Hong Kong sanitary ...

, becoming the second largest party behind the ruling Unity Party. Around 1930 it merged with 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 ...

and the minor Christian Social Party to form the

Christian Economic and Social Party The Christian Economic and Social Party ( hu, Keresztény Gazdasági és Szociális Párt, KGSZP) was a political party in Hungary in the inter-war period. History The party was established around 1930 by a merger of the Christian National Econo ...

Ideology

The party supported a return to Habsburg rule.

References

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