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 parties Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

and civil movements to jointly contest the 1990 parliamentary election, the first completely free and competitive elections to be held in the country since 1945 after the fall of communism. During the campaign, incumbent Minister of Justice

Kálmán Kulcsár Kálmán Kulcsár (27 June 1928 – 4 September 2010) was a Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1988 and 1990. He was the father of the sociology of law in Hungary. He served as the last chairman of the Pat ...

became head of the coalition's national list. Following the failure parliamentary election, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p. 899. the national congress of the Patriotic Electoral Coalition declared its disestablishment on 4 August 1990. Following that some members of the HVK decided to found the Democratic Coalition Party (DKP).

Election results

National Assembly

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Mikola és Stumpf a Hazafias Népfront alelnökei lesznek
{{Hungarian political parties 1989 establishments in Hungary 1990 disestablishments in Hungary Defunct political party alliances in Hungary