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Party of the Hungarian Coalition

Party of the Hungarian Community
Magyar Közösség Pártja
Strana maďarskej komunity
Leader József Menyhárt
Founded 22 May 1998
Headquarters Bratislava
Membership  (2015) 10,000
Ideology Hungarian minority interests
Christian democracy
Conservatism
Autonomism
Political position Centre-right
European affiliation European People's Party
International affiliation Centrist Democrat International (observer)
European Parliament group European People's Party
Colours Red, white, green (colours of the Hungarian flag)
National Council
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European Parliament
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Website
http://www.mkp.sk

The Party of the Hungarian Community (Hungarian: Magyar Közösség Pártja, Slovak: Strana maďarskej komunity; SMK-MKP), formerly known as Party of the Hungarian Coalition (Hungarian: Magyar Koalíció Pártja, Slovak: Strana maďarskej koalície), is a political party in Slovakia for the ethnic Hungarian minority. It was led by Pál Csáky (formerly led by Béla Bugár), until the parliamentary election of 12 June 2010 where it failed to acquire 5% of the popular vote, the threshold necessary for entering the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Its votes went largely to Most-Hid, a new party led by former SMK leader Béla Bugár. In response, Csáky and the whole party leadership resigned.

The party became a member of the European People's Party (EPP) on 7 June 2000.

The party was founded in 1998 in response to an anti-coalition law passed. The law prevented parties from forming electoral cartels at election time, which small parties had used to overcome the 5% electoral threshold. Three parties representing the Hungarian minority had formed such a cartel, called 'Hungarian Coalition' in the 1994 election, and had won 10.2% of the vote. To comply with the new law, the three parties – the Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement, Coexistence, and the Hungarian Civic Party – merged to form the Party of the Hungarian Coalition.


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