Together (Hungary)
Together Együtt | |
---|---|
First leader | Gordon Bajnai |
Last leader | Péter Juhász |
Founded | 26 October 2012 (alliance) 8 March 2013 (party) |
Dissolved | 2 June 2018 |
Ideology | Social liberalism[1] Liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Political position | Centre[2] |
Party flag | |
Together (Hungarian: Együtt), officially Together – Party for a New Era (Hungarian: Együtt – A Korszakváltók Pártja), formerly also known as Together 2014 (Hungarian: Együtt 2014), was a social-liberal[1] political party in Hungary formed on 26 October 2012 for the 2014 Hungarian parliamentary election by Gordon Bajnai, the former Prime Minister of Hungary, to contest Viktor Orbán's government. Together was founded as a coalition of left-wing and liberal political movements and civil organizations that transformed itself into a party in March 2013.
The party had formed an electoral alliance with the
Members
During its foundation, the coalition consisted of three civil society organizations:
- Patriotism and Progress Association led by Gordon Bajnai. The Patriotism and Progress Public Policy Foundation formed after the 2010 elections, which prepared several professional programs and proposal for the government.[3] The organization transformed to association in October 2012.[4]
- One Million for Press Freedom (Milla) led by Péter Juhász, originally a Facebook group, which formed against the Viktor Orbán's cabinet Media Act on 20 December 2010. Milla officially abolished in April 2014 following an annual passivity.[5]
- Hungarian Solidarity Movement led by Péter Kónya, a social and trade union movement, based on the Polish Solidarity, formed on 4 October 2011. Solidarity left the Together party in February 2015, because disagreed with the party's internal integration and abolition of the Together's coalition platform system which led to the formation of an unified image party.[6]
History
Gordon Bajnai announced his return to politics on 23 October 2012, during the anti-government demonstration of the One Million for Press Freedom (Milla).[7] On the protest, he called for an anti-Orbán coalition so as to form a supermajority in Parliament with the help of which the changes done by Orbán's ruling party, Fidesz could be undone.
In his speech, Bajnai repeatedly used a variant of the term ("We may fail on our own, but together, we shall prove victorious!"),[8] when he proclaimed his support for such a "cooperation between hopeful left-wingers, disappointed rightwingers, politically abandoned free-thinkers and committed Greens" that his organization along with two other civilian body named Together 2014 as a reference to the date of the next general elections in Hungary.[9] In December 2012, Bajnai announced that he intends to be a parliamentarian candidate in the 2014 general election.[10]
According to plans, Together 2014 would have been an umbrella organization of centre-left parties, similar to
The Together movement transformed itself into party on 8 March 2013, as only parties could take part in the election according to the rules. Three co-presidents were elected: Viktor Szigetvári (Patriotism and Progress Association), Péter Kónya (Solidarity) and Péter Juhász (Milla).[13] The party was registered as "Together – Party for a New Era" because several other organizations overtaken the name "Together 2014" at the National Election Office.[14]
On 14 January 2014, five opposition parties, including Together, entered into a coalition and formed Unity alliance. Contrary to his earlier plans, Bajnai could not reach to become joint Prime Minister candidate of the left-wing opposition since Attila Mesterházy (MSZP) was appointed to that position.[15] The Unity suffered a heavy defeat and Together won only three mandates within the alliance and was unable to form a parliamentary group. The Together–Dialogue for Hungary alliance received 7.25% of the votes in the 2014 European Parliament election and gained one seat (Benedek Jávor, co-leader of the Dialogue for Hungary).[16]
Following the retirement of Gordon Bajnai in September 2014, Viktor Szigetvári became the only key leader of the party. He was elected sole president in February 2015, against Levente Pápa.[17]
On 24 September 2016, the delegate assembly decided to participate in the
On 4 February 2017, Péter Juhász was elected as the party's new leader.
On 23 June 2017, MP Zsuzsanna Szelényi announced that she resigned from her position in the party leadership and quit Together, after losing the election for the party leadership in February against Péter Juhász. She also disagreed with the new direction and method of politics, installed by Juhász and criticized the new president's guerrilla campaign methods and media PR campaigns and "ostentatious performances". She also said that she would retain her parliamentary mandate.[23]
In January 2018, leaders of the party announced that Together will participate in the 2018 national election separately. Former president
Leadership
- Leader of the alliance: Gordon Bajnai (2012–2013)
- Co-presidency: Viktor Szigetvári, Péter Kónya and Péter Juhász (2013–2015)
- Viktor Szigetvári (2015–2017)
- Péter Juhász (2017–2018)
Alliance
On 8 March 2013, the
Party's ideology
The party's ideology was the Social democracy, Social liberalism, Liberalism and the Pro-Europeanism.
Election results
For the Hungarian Parliament:
Election year | National Assembly | Government | |||
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# of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | ||
20141 | Unity | 3 / 199
|
in opposition | ||
2018 | 37,561
|
0.66% (#8)
|
1 / 199
|
2 | in opposition |
For the European Parliament:
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
20142 | 168,076 | 7.25% (#5) | 0 / 21
|
1 In an electoral alliance with .
2 In an electoral alliance with
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