Dialogue – The Greens' Party
Dialogue – The Greens' Party (Hungarian: Párbeszéd – A Zöldek Pártja, prior to 2023 known as Dialogue for Hungary, Hungarian: Párbeszéd Magyarországért), in short Párbeszéd or Párbeszéd – Zöldek, is a green political party in Hungary that was formed in February 2013 by eight MPs who left the Politics Can Be Different (LMP) party.
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| Abbreviation | Párbeszéd – Zöldek; PM |
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| Spokesperson | Richárd Barabás |
| Founded | 17 February 2013 |
| Split from | LMP – Hungary's Green Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[2] to left-wing[3] |
| National affiliation | United for Hungary |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Colours | Green |
| National Assembly | 6 / 199 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| County Assemblies | 1 / 381 |
| General Assembly of Budapest | 2 / 33 |
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History
The Dialogue for Hungary party had formed a coalition with the Together 2014 party; together, they won four seats in the national assembly and one seat in the European Parliament. Dialogue for Hungary took one seat from the four in the Hungarian parliament and has one representative in Brussels.
On 24 August 2016, spokesperson Bence Tordai announced that the shortened form of the party's name would change to "Dialogue".[4] 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 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP). In the 2019 local elections the party's chairman Gergely Karácsony was elected as Mayor of Budapest.
Symbols
Party logo, 2013–2016
Party logo, 2016–2023- Party logo, since 2023
Co-leaders
| Term | Male co-chair | Female co-chair |
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| 2013–2014 | Benedek Jávor | Tímea Szabó |
| 2014–2022 | Gergely Karácsony | |
| 2022– | Bence Tordai | Rebeka Szabó |
Election results
National Assembly
| Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | +/– | Status | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 2014[lower-alpha 1] | Benedek Jávor Tímea Szabó |
1,317,879 | 26.85% (#2) | 1,290,806 | 25.57% (#2) | 1 / 199 |
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| 2018[lower-alpha 2] | Gergely Karácsony Tímea Szabó |
622,458 | 11.31% (#3) | 682,701 | 11.91% (#3) | 3 / 199 |
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Opposition |
| 2022[lower-alpha 3] | 1,983,708 | 36.90% (#2) | 1,947,331 | 34.44% (#2) | 6 / 199 |
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Opposition | |
- Run within Unity coalition.
- Run in coalition with MSZP.
- Run within United for Hungary coalition.
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European Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- |
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| 20141 | 168,076 | 7.25% (#5) | 1 / 21 |
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| 20192 | 229,551 | 6.61% (#4) | 0 / 21 |
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1 In an electoral alliance with Together (Együtt). They gained one seat, PM politician Benedek Jávor.
2 In an electoral alliance with Hungarian Socialist Party.
Further reading
- "Beintett Bajnainak az LMP, lemondott Jávor Benedek". 18 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- "LMP fails to elect new parliamentary group leader as split in party continues". 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- "Ismét Schiffer András az LMP-frakció vezetője". 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- "LMP rejects proposals for new strategy at party congress". 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- "LMP splits over cooperation with Together 2014; caucus may remain intact". 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- "LMP rebels to establish Dialogue for Hungary as a full-fledged party". 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- "Eight breakaway LMP lawmakers to sit as independents". 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- "Jávor Benedek és Szabó Tímea vezetik a Párbeszéd Magyarországért tömörülést". 17 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- "Megszűntnek tekinti az LMP-frakciót a Fővárosi Közgyűlés". 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- "Dunaújvárosi a Párbeszéd Magyarországért első helyi szervezete". 28 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- "Former PM Bajnai's political movement officially forms political party". 9 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
See also
Footnotes
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Hungary". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- Kester, Eddy (18 December 2018). "Hungary: Opposition vows renewed protests after holiday lull". Associated Press. Budapest. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- Lyman, Rick (2 October 2016). "Hungary Votes Against Migrants, but Too Few to Clear Threshold". The New York Times. Budapest. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- "A PM-ből kiválik Magyarország". 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
External links
- Official website (in Hungarian)
| National Assembly (199) |
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| Not represented* |
* Limit for parties to join the National Assembly in Hungary is 5 % of popular votes |
| European Parliament (21) |
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