Hungarian Freedom Party

The Hungarian Freedom Party (Hungarian: Magyar Szabadság Párt; or simply Freedom Party), was a short-lived right-wing political party in Hungary between 1946 and 1947, it strongly opposed the Communist takeover. The party was revived for a short time during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and after the end of communism in 1989–90.

Hungarian Freedom Party
Magyar Szabadság Párt
LeaderDezső Sulyok
Deputy LeaderVince Nagy
Founded15 March 1946 (1st)
1 November 1956 (2nd)
12 July 1989 (3rd)
Dissolved21 July 1947 (1st)
4 November 1956 (2nd)
9 March 1999 (3rd)
Split fromIndependent Smallholders' Party (FKGP)
Succeeded byHungarian Independence Party
NewspaperA Holnap
Magyar Holnap
IdeologyNational conservatism
Anti-communism
Political positionRight-wing
Most MPs
21 / 420
(June 1947)
  • Politics of Hungary
  • Political parties
  • Elections
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