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The Alliance of Free Democrats - the Hungarian Liberal Party (Hungarian: Szabad-Demokraták szövetsége - a Magyar Liberális Párt, abbreviation SZDSZ) is a liberal party in Hungary, led by Gábor Kuncze. It is a member of the ELDR and of Liberal International. The SZDSZ draws it support predominantly from the cities. Right-wing opponents frequently feature the party in conspiracy theories and claim it a device of the Jews, homosexuals, and various other minorities. The first republic The 1848 revolution had particular impact on the Kingdom of Hungary. ... László Sólyom, President of Hungary László Sólyom (pronounced ) born on January 3, 1942 is the President of Hungary, having overcome the Hungarian Socialist Party nominee Katalin Szili in the election on June 7, 2005. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Hungary: Prime Ministers of Hungary, 1848-1849 Count Lajos Batthyány: 17 March - 2 October 1848 Baron Ádám Récsey: 3 October - 26 November 1848 Lajos Kossuth: 26 November 1848 - 11 August 1849 Bertalan Szemere: 11 August - 13 August 1849 Prime...   (pronounced ) (born June 4, 1961) is the Prime Minister of Hungary. ... The National Assembly of Hungary (Országgyűlés) is the national parliament of Hungary. ... Political parties in Hungary lists political parties in Hungary. ... The former main office building of Fidesz The Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union (in Hungarian: Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) is a large centre-right conservative and Christian Democratic political party in Hungary; as of 2006, it is the largest opposition party. ... The Hungarian Democratic Forum (Hungarian: Magyar Demokrata Fórum), or MDF, is a conservative / Christian democrat political party in Hungary, led by Ibolya Dávid. ... The Hungarian Socialist Party (Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt, MSZP) is a socialist party in Hungary. ... Political parties in Hungary lists political parties in Hungary. ... Elections in Hungary gives information on election and election results in Hungary. ... The results of the Hungarian parliamentary election of 1998 are as follows: See also Elections in Hungary Hungarian parliamentary election, 2002 Hungarian parliamentary election, 2006 External links Országos Választási Iroda (National Electoral Office) Categories: | | ... The results of the Hungarian parliamentary election of 2002 are as follows: See also Elections in Hungary External links Országos Választási Iroda (National Electoral Office) Categories: | | ... The schedule of the 2006 Hungarian parliamentary elections, as announced by president László Sólyom will be: first round on April 9th, 2006 second round on April 23rd, 2006 According to the polls, current front-runners are Viktor Orbáns Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union and current Prime Minister... Counties of Hungary Hungary is subdivided administratively into 43 regions. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Except for the short-lived neutrality declared by Imre Nagy in November 1956, Hungarys foreign policy generally followed the Soviet lead from 1947 to 1989. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Image File history File links Szdsz. ... Image File history File links Szdsz. ... Image File history File links Alliance_of_Free_Democrats_logo. ... Image File history File links Alliance_of_Free_Democrats_logo. ... This is a list about liberalism and political parties around the world. ... Gábor Kuncze (born November 4, 1950 in Pápa) is the chairman of the Hungarian Alliance of Free Democrats and leader of the Parliament group of the party. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party aisbl (founded 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium. ... Liberal International is a political international for international liberal parties. ... A conspiracy theory is a theory that defies common historical or current understanding of events, under the claim that those events are the result of manipulations by two or more individuals or various secretive powers or conspiracies. ...

It was founded in November 1988 as an opposition party to the communists and draws support mostly from the middle classes, liberal intellectuals and entrepreneurs. Its heyday may be thought to have ended when it suffered heavy losses in the General Election in 1998, and in 2002 it scored only 5.5% of the vote, returning 20 deputies. It is, however, a coalition partner with the ruling Hungarian Socialist Party. Presently SZDSZ is in charge of four government ministries, the most visible and most disputed policies coming from the Ministry of Education. In the 2004 European Parliamentary Election it recovered a little to 7.7% and elected 2 MEPs. At the 2006 elections, it gained with 6.5% of the list votes 20 representatives out of 386 in the Parliament (this was the first time that it raised its support) and 20 of the 386 seats. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Hungarian Socialist Party (Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt, MSZP) is a socialist party in Hungary. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held in Hungary on June 13, 2004. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The schedule of the 2006 Hungarian parliamentary elections, as announced by president László Sólyom will be: first round on April 9th, 2006 second round on April 23rd, 2006 According to the polls, current front-runners are Viktor Orbáns Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union and current Prime Minister... The National Assembly of Hungary (Országgyűlés) is the national parliament of Hungary. ...

SZDSZ provided the first freely elected President of the Third Hungarian Republic, Árpád Göncz, and the Mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky, in office since 1990. The Third Hungarian Republic is a term used most commonly by socialist and liberal Hungarian politicians. ... Árpád Göncz Árpád Göncz (left) with fellow artist Károly Makk (right) Árpád Göncz (born February 10, 1922 in Budapest) is a Hungarian liberal politician and former President of The Republic (May 2, 1990–August 4, 2000). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Location of Budapest in Hungary Country Hungary County Pest Mayor Gábor Demszky (SZDSZ) Area    - City 525,16 km²  - Land n/a km²  - Water n/a km² Population    - City (2006) 1,695,000  - Density 3570/km... Gábor Demszky is a Hungarian politician, lawyer and sociologist by qualification. ... This article is about the year. ...

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Party Leaders

• 23 February 1990 to 23 November 1991 János Kis
• November 23 1991 to November 13, 1992 Péter Tölgyessy
• November 13 1992 to April 24, 1997 Iván Pető
• April 24 1997 to June 20 1998 Gábor Kuncze
• June 20 1998 to December 2000 Bálint Magyar
• December 2000 to June 2001 Gábor Demszky
• June 2001 to present Gábor Kuncze

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Ministries led by SZDSZ

• Ministry of Economy and Transport (Minister: János Kóka)
• Ministry of Health (Minister: Dr. med. Lajos Molnár)
• Ministry of ministry for Foreign affairs (Minister: Kinga Göncz)

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism and radicalism in Hungary

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External link

• Alliance of Free Democrats official site