Democratic Coalition (Hungary)
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Democratic Coalition
Demokratikus Koalíció |
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| Leader | Ferenc Gyurcsány |
| Vice Presidents |
Ágnes Vadai József Debreczeni Péter Niedermüller |
| Founded | 22 October 2011 |
| Split from | Hungarian Socialist Party |
| Membership | 10876 (2016) |
| Ideology |
Social liberalism Liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | none |
| International affiliation | none |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Yellow, Purple, Blue. |
| National Assembly |
4 / 199
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| European Parliament |
2 / 21
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| County Assemblies |
21 / 419
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| Website | |
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For the Greek party alliance see Democratic Coalition.
The Democratic Coalition (Hungarian: Demokratikus Koalíció, DK) is a centre-left political party in Hungary led by former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány. Founded in 2010 as a faction within the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), the Democratic Coalition split from the MSZP on 22 October 2011 and became a separate party. It has four MPs in the National Assembly, and two MEPs in the European Parliament.
On 5 October 2010 Gyurcsány announced to the party executive that he is founding a platform named the Democratic Coalition within the party. He said he will organise "a broad, open social community for 1989 democrats", and a political representation for them. The mood at the meeting was calm, but several party officials expressed disagreement with him. The Democratic Coalition held its inaugural meeting at 2 p.m. in the Szent István Park in the 13th District on 22 October 2010. Meanwhile, Socialist deputy chairman András Balogh told Népszava in an interview that the party performed poorly at the elections because Gyurcsány's cabinet made mistakes while in government, abandoned left-wing values and became complacent, and because of corruption. The former Prime Minister's group became the Hungarian Socialist party's seventh platform.
Platforms within the Hungarian Socialist Party in May 2011 held a debate on whether the party should be developed as a cooperation between left-wing groups or a collective party welcoming non-leftist groups or politicians – a broader alternative to ruling party Fidesz. The latter idea was only supported by the Democratic Coalition Platform. All seven platforms of the party agreed that the Socialists do not need a "chieftain", an "Orbán of the Left" but a team leader, István Hiller, the head of the Social Democratic Platform, told reporters during a break of the meeting. He dismissed Gyurcsány's idea of embracing liberal and conservative trends. Gyurcsány's model would make the party dysfunctional, he said.
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