Jobbik
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Movement for a Better Hungary
Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom |
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| Leader | Gábor Vona |
| Parliamentary leader | János Volner |
| Vice Presidents |
Erik Fülöp Dávid Janiczak Tamás Sneider László Toroczkai János Volner Dániel Z. Kárpát |
| Founded | 24 October 2003 |
| Headquarters | 1113 Budapest, Villányi út 20/A |
| Youth wing | Jobbik Young Section |
| Paramilitary wing |
Magyar Gárda (2007–2009) |
| Membership | 17927 (2016) |
| Ideology |
Hungarian nationalism Hungarian irredentism Hungarian Turanism Social conservatism Euroscepticism Anti-globalism Anti-Zionism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European National Movements |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | Non-Inscrits |
| Colours | Red and silver |
| National Assembly |
24 / 199
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| European Parliament |
3 / 21
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| County Assemblies |
81 / 419
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| Website | |
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www.jobbik.hu (Hungarian) www.jobbik.com (English) |
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Jobbik, the Movement for a Better Hungary (Hungarian: Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom), commonly known as Jobbik (pronounced [ˈjobːik]), is a Hungarian radical nationalist political party. The party describes itself as "a principled, conservative and radically patriotic Christian party", whose "fundamental purpose" is the protection of "Hungarian values and interests." By contrast, the party has been described by others as "neo-Nazi" and an "antisemitic organization". After the Hungarian parliamentary elections on 6 April 2014, the party polled 1,020,476 votes, securing 20.54% of the total, making them Hungary's third largest party in the National Assembly.
The Movement for a Better Hungary more commonly goes under its abbreviated name Jobbik (pronounced [ˈjobːik]), which is in fact a play on words. The word jobb in Hungarian has two meanings, the adjective for "better" and the direction "right"; the comparative Jobbik therefore means both "the more preferable choice" and "more to the right". This is similar to the English phrase "right choice", which could mean both "a choice on the right side of the political spectrum" and "a correct choice".
The party describes itself as "a principled, conservative and radically patriotic Christian party", whose "fundamental purpose" is the protection of "Hungarian values and interests". Jobbik's ideology has been described by political scholars as right-wing populist, whose strategy "relies on a combination of ethno-nationalism with anti-elitist populist rhetoric and a radical critique of existing political institutions". For its part, Jobbik rejects the common classification of the political spectrum in left and right. It prefers a distinction of political parties based on their stance towards globalisation. On this scheme, the party sees itself as patriotic. The party also rejects the term 'far-right', and instead labels itself as 'radical right-wing'. It has also criticised media companies for labelling them as 'far-right' and has threatened to take action towards those who do. In 2014, the Supreme Court of Hungary ruled that Jobbik cannot be labeled "far-right" in any domestic radio or television transmissions, as this would constitute an opinion because Jobbik has refuted the 'far-right' label.
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