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DK–MSZP–Dialogue Alliance

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DK, MSZP, Dialogue Social Democratic–Green Alliance
DK, MSZP, Párbeszéd szociáldemokrata-zöld szövetség
Party presidentsFerenc Gyurcsány (DK)
Imre Komjáthi [hu] (MSZP)
Richárd Barabás [hu] (P)
Rebeka Szabó (P)
Founded28 March 2024 (2024-03-28)[1]
Preceded byUnited for Hungary
IdeologySocial liberalism
Social democracy
Green liberalism
Green politics
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-left
Alliance partiesDK
MSZP
Dialogue
Colors  Blue
  Red
  Green
National Assembly
32 / 199
European Parliament
2 / 21
County Assemblies
41 / 381
General Assembly of Budapest
7 / 33

The DK–MSZP–Dialogue Party Alliance (Hungarian: DK–MSZP–Párbeszéd pártszövetség, [ˈdeːkaː ˈɛmɛspeː ˈpaːrbɛseːd ˈpɒrtˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ]), officially DK, MSZP, Dialogue Social Democratic–Green Alliance (Hungarian: DK, MSZP, Párbeszéd szociáldemokrata-zöld szövetség)[2] is a Hungarian centre-left opposition alliance consisted of the Democratic Coalition, the Hungarian Socialist Party and the Dialogue – The Greens' Party, founded in the spring of 2024, in response to the centre-right political power of Péter Magyar strengthening.[3][4]

Klára Dobrev, Prime Minister of the Democratic Coalition shadow government, announced on 28 March 2024 that the party alliance will run on a joint list in the 2024 European Parliament election and local elections, as well as in the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, providing voters with a unified Social Democrat-Green list.[5]

Despite announcing the alliance would continue into the next parliamentary election, the leader of DK, Ferenc Gyurcsány, declared in October 2024 that his party would run candidates on its own in 2026.[6] This news came amongst reports that an opposition alliance without DK was being formed under the name of the Danube Alliance.[7]

History

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Péter Magyar announced his intention to found a party on 15 March 2024. A few days later, the not-yet-formed political formation was polled at around 15-20%, so the left-wing formations had to step in: from among the opposition parties, the Democratic Coalition, the Hungarian Socialist Party, and the Dialogue decided to form a long-term political alliance. Klára Dobrev announced formation of an alliance at the press conference on 28 March 2024.[8] They agreed that the three parties will run on a unified Social Democrat-Green list in the 2024 European Parliament election and 2026 parliamentary election.

On 9 June, the alliance finished in third place both in the 2024 European Parliament election and in the 2024 Budapest Assembly election, while Gergely Karácsony was re-elected in the 2024 Budapest mayoral election. The next day, Klára Dobrev's shadow cabinet was dissolved.[9]

Composition

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Party Abbr. Main ideology Leader(s)
Democratic Coalition DK Social liberalism Ferenc Gyurcsány
Hungarian Socialist Party MSZP Social democracy Imre Komjáthi
Dialogue – The Greens' Party PM Green politics Richárd Barabás
Rebeka Szabó

Election results

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European Parliament

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Election List leader Votes % Seats +/− EP Group
2024 Klára Dobrev 367,162 8.03 (#3)
2 / 21
Decrease 3 S&D

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://telex.hu/belfold/2024/03/28/kozos-ep-lista-fovarosi-lista-dk-mszp-parbeszed-dobrev-klara-karacsony-gergely-kunhalmi-agnes Közös EP- és fővárosi listát állít a DK, az MSZP és a Párbeszéd
  2. ^ "Létrejött a DK, MSZP, Párbeszéd szociáldemokrata-zöld szövetség". Dkp.hu. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ "Közös EP- és fővárosi listát állít a DK, az MSZP és a Párbeszéd". Telex.hu. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  4. ^ "Ha létezne, Magyar Péter pártja Gyurcsány nyakában lihegne". 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ "Létrejött a DK, MSZP, Párbeszéd szociáldemokrata-zöld szövetség". Dkp.hu. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ narancs.hu (2024-10-19). "A DK mind a 106 egyéni választókerületben állít jelöltet 2026-ban". Magyarnarancs.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  7. ^ Ádám, Fekő (2024-10-18). "Csak az biztos, hogy a DK és Ungár Péter kimarad a formálódó ellenzéki mozgalomból". Magyarnarancs.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  8. ^ ""Magyar Péter nem alternatíva a baloldali szavazók számára"". Index.hu. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  9. ^ ""Dobrev Klára bejelentette az árnyékkormánya végét"". Index.hu. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-10.