National Forces' Movement

National Forces' Movement
Nemzeti Erők Mozgalma
Co-Presidents György Kassa
Gyula Hernádi
Gergely Walcz
Founded 23 October 1993
Dissolved 31 October 1997
Merger of BOP and MRP
Merged into EMU
Ideology Left-wing nationalism
Political position Left-wing
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The National Forces' Movement (Hungarian: Nemzeti Erők Mozgalma; NEM) was a radical left-wing nationalist party in Hungary, existed between 1993 and 1997.

History

The party was founded on 23 October 1993 from a merger of the Happiness Party (BOP) and the Hungarian Republican Party (MRP). Entrepreneurs György Kassa, Gyula Hernádi and Gergely Walcz were elected co-leaders of the movement.[1] Soon, the Republicans had to leave NEM because it is revealed that its organization was associated with the organized criminal underworld. The MRP was replaced by the Association of Persons Living Below Subsistence Level. The NEM intended to establish the "people-oriented welfare society" and called for new radical political changes by criticizing the Antall government and the opposition parliamentary parties. The NEM also intended to review the rapid privatization.[2]

The NEM contested the 1994 parliamentary election with only one candidate, entrepreneur György Klutsik, who gained 188 votes. Before the 1998 parliamentary election, the NEM joined and merged into the electoral alliance Union for Hungary (EMU) which also failed to win a seat.[3]

Election results

National Assembly

Election year National Assembly Government
# of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/–
1994 188
0.01%
0 / 386
 extra-parliamentary
1998
Union for Hungary
0 / 386
 Steady 0 extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ↑ Vida 2011, p. 435.
  2. ↑ Vida 2011, p. 436.
  3. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 899. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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