The Democratic Coalition Party ( hu, Demokrata Koalíció Párt; DKP) was a

centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The c ...

party in Hungary between 1990 and 2001.

History

The DKP was founded in August 1990 as the legal successor of the

Patriotic Electoral Coalition The Patriotic Electoral Coalition ( hu, Hazafias Választási Koalíció; HVK) was a short-lived electoral coalition in Hungary, formed in December 1989 by the Patriotic People's Front (HNF) and twelve other minor left-wing politics, left-wing par ...

(HVK). However, the party tried to distance itself from the predecessor organization. The DKP considered itself as a Christian socialist centre-left party with

social democratic Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote soci ...

values. The party also placed great emphasis on the enforcement of the

freedom of the press Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the fundamental principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic News media, media, especially publication, published materials, should be conside ...

, while supporting the emergence of private farms but rejected the Independent Smallholders' Party's proposal of re-privatization. The first leader of the party was lawyer Zoltán Új, he was replaced by Sándor Forrai on 18 May 1991. Forrai died in office on 27 April 1992, so he was succeeded by István György. In February 1993, Mihály Hesz and his supporters left the party to re-establish the HVK, however the court did not recognize that step. Hesz was officially excluded from the DKP. The Democratic Coalition Party contested the 1994 parliamentary election with four individual candidates, who received 0.04 percent of the votes, gaining no seats. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p. 899. The DKP did not contest any further elections, it was dissolved on 1 September 2001.

Election results

National Assembly

References

{{Hungarian political parties Defunct political parties in Hungary Political parties established in 1990 Political parties disestablished in 2001 1990 establishments in Hungary 2001 disestablishments in Hungary Christian socialist organizations