András Fekete-Győr
András Fekete-Győr (born 13 April 1989) is a Hungarian activist, lawyer and politician. He was the inaugural leader of the Momentum Movement (Hungarian: Momentum Mozgalom) party from 2016 to 2021. Fekete-Győr became a nationally known political figure, when he led the successful NOlimpia campaign against the Budapest bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which was one of the first major blows for the national conservative government of Fidesz and its leader Viktor Orbán, who governs the country with a two-thirds majority since 2010.
András Fekete-Győr | |
|---|---|
| President of Momentum Movement | |
| In office August 2016 – 10 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Anna Orosz (interim) |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1989 Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | Momentum Movement |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University Heidelberg University |
| Profession | Political activist |
Under the leadership of Fekete-Győr, the Momentum Movement subsequently was transformed itself into a political party. Although the party failed to reach the 5% threshold in the 2018 parliamentary election, the 2019 EP election and the 2019 local elections saw great successes for the Momentum Movement, which soon became the second or third strongest party within the opposition. Fekete-Győr run as prime ministerial candidate in the 2021 opposition primary, but was forced to resign as party leader because of his poor result in October 2021.