Hungarian Democratic People's Party

The Hungarian Democratic People’s Party (Hungarian: Magyar Demokrata Néppárt, MDNP) was a Christian-conservative party. It split from the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) in 1996, participated in two elections, and then signed a reunification agreement with the MDF on April 2, 2005.

 History 
The Hungarian Democratic People’s Party started on March 4, 1996, when Iván Szabó and others left the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) after Szabó lost a leadership vote. 

Fifteen MPs, including well-known names like György Szabad, Géza Jeszenszky, and Imre Kónya, formed a group led by Szabó. In 1998, the MDNP didn’t get enough votes (5%) to win seats, so Szabó stepped down. Erzsébet Pusztai became leader and joined the Centre Party with other parties, but they only got 3.9% in 2002 and no seats. 

On April 2, 2005, MDNP rejoined the MDF.

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Category:Defunct political parties in Hungary
Category:Christian democratic parties
Category:Conservative parties
Category:1996 establishments in Europe
Category:20th-century establishments in Hungary
Category:2005 disestablishments in Europe