László Szilágyi (born August 29, 1965) is a Hungarian teacher and politician who served as a

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(MP) from the

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(LMP) National List from 2010 to 2014.

Political career

Szilágyi was a member of the LMP party between 2009 and 2013. He was elected to the National Assembly from the party's National List during the

2010 Hungarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 11 and 25 April 2010 to elect the members of the National Assembly. They were the sixth free elections since the end of the communist era. 386 Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected in a combined ...

. He became a member of the Committee on Health May 14, 2010. In January 2013, the LMP congress rejected the electoral cooperation with other opposition forces, including

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. As a result, members of LMP's “Dialogue for Hungary” platform, including Szilágyi, announced their decision to leave the opposition party and create a new formation,

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. LMP member

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stated that the eight MPs leaving the party would keep their parliamentary mandates.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szilagyi, Laszlo 1965 births Living people Eötvös Loránd University alumni LMP – Hungary's Green Party politicians Dialogue for Hungary politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) People from Nyíregyháza