Dialogue for Hungary ( hu, Párbeszéd Magyarországért, Párbeszéd or PM), also known in its shortened form Dialogue since September 2016, is a

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that was formed in February 2013 by eight MPs who left the

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(LMP) party.

History

The Dialogue for Hungary party had formed a coalition with the

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party; together, they won four seats in the national assembly and one seat in the

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. Dialogue for Hungary took one seat from the four in the Hungarian parliament and has one representative in Brussels. On 24 August 2016, spokesperson

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announced that the shortened form of the party's name would change to "Dialogue". In September 2016, the party's logo was changed to Párbeszéd (Dialogue), instead of "PM" by removing the word Hungary. In the spring of 2018 the party formed an alliance with the

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(MSZP). In the 2019 local elections the party's chairman

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was elected as

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Symbols

Logo pm.svg, Party logo, 2013–2016 Logo of the Dialogue for Hungary.svg, Party logo, since 2016

Co-leaders

Election results

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European Parliament

¹ In an electoral alliance with

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(Együtt). They gained one seat, PM politician Benedek Jávor. ² In an electoral alliance with

Footnotes

External links

Official website
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