Parliamentary elections were held 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 ...
on 10 May 1998, with a second round of voting in 175 of the 176 single member constituencies on 24 May.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 ][Nohlen & Stöver, p926]
Although the
Hungarian Socialist Party received the most votes, the then-
liberal conservative
Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic issues but also on social and ethical matters, representing a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by li ...
Fidesz
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; hu, Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Hungary, led by Viktor Orbán.
It was formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young ...
won the most seats. The successful breakthrough into parliament by the extreme right-wing
Hungarian Justice and Life Party was also a major shock. After the election, Fidesz formed a
centre-right coalition government with the
Independent Smallholders Party and
Hungarian Democratic Forum
The Hungarian Democratic Forum ( hu, Magyar Demokrata Fórum, MDF) was a centre-right political party in Hungary. It had a Hungarian nationalist, national-conservative, Christian-democratic ideology. The party was represented continuously in the ...
.
Results
Notes
References
External links
National Electoral Office
{{Hungarian elections
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 ...
Elections in Hungary
1998 in Hungary