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	0 / 150
European Parliament	1 / 13
Website
http://www.mkp.sk
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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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