Dialogue – The Greens' Party

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Dialogue – The Greens' Party(Hungarian:Párbeszéd – A Zöldek Pártja,pronounced[ˈpaːrbɛseːdɒːˈzøldɛkˈpaːrcɒ],prior to 2023 known asDialogue for Hungary,Hungarian:Párbeszéd Magyarországért,pronounced[ˈpaːrbɛseːdˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡeːrt]), in shortPárbeszédorPárbeszéd – Zöldek,is agreenpolitical party in Hungarythat was formed in February 2013 by eight MPs who left thePolitics Can Be Different(LMP) party. Since its foundation, the party has never independently participated in any election.

Dialogue – The Greens' Party
Párbeszéd – A Zöldek Pártja
AbbreviationPárbeszéd – Zöldek; PM
Leader
Founded17 February 2013
Split fromLMP – Hungary's Green Party
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[2]toleft-wing[3]
National affiliation
European affiliationEuropean Green Party(associate member)
ColoursGreen
National Assembly
6 / 199
European Parliament
0 / 21
County Assemblies
0 / 381
General Assembly of Budapest
3 / 33
Party flag
Website
parbeszed.hu

History

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The Dialogue for Hungary party had formed a coalition with theTogether 2014party; together, they won four seats in the national assembly and one seat in theEuropean Parliament.Dialogue for Hungary took one seat from the four in the Hungarian parliament and had one representative in Brussels.

On 24 August 2016, spokespersonBence Tordaiannounced that the shortened form of the party's name would change to "Dialogue".[4]In September 2016, the party's logo was changed to Párbeszéd (Dialogue), instead of "PM" by removing the word Hungary.

In the spring of 2018 the party formed an alliance with theHungarian Socialist Party(MSZP). In the 2019 local elections the party's chairmanGergely Karácsonywas elected asMayor of Budapest.

Symbols

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Co-leaders

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Term Male co-chair Female co-chair Managing co-chair
2013–2014 Benedek Jávor Tímea Szabó Did not exist
2014–2022 Gergely Karácsony
2022–2024 Bence Tordai Rebeka Szabó
2024– Richárd Barabás Tímea Szabó

Election results

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Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats +/– Status
Votes % Votes %
2014[a] Benedek Jávor
Tímea Szabó
1,317,879 26.85% (#2) 1,290,806 25.57% (#2)
1 / 199
New Opposition
2018[b] Gergely Karácsony
Tímea Szabó
622,458 11.31% (#3) 682,701 11.91% (#3)
3 / 199
2 Opposition
2022[c] 1,983,708 36.90% (#2) 1,947,331 34.44% (#2)
6 / 199
3 Opposition
  1. ^Run withinUnitycoalition.
  2. ^Run in coalition withMSZP.
  3. ^Run withinUnited for Hungarycoalition.

European Parliament

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Election List leader Votes % Seats +/− EP Group
2014[a] Benedek Jávor 168,076 7.25 (#5)
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New Greens/EFA
2019[b] Bertalan Tóth 229,551 6.61 (#4)
0 / 21
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2024[c] Klára Dobrev 367,162 8.03 (#3)
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  1. ^Run in a joint list withTogether 2014.
  2. ^Run in a joint list withMSZP.
  3. ^Run as part of theDK–MSZP–Dialoguecoalition.

Further reading

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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^abNordsieck, Wolfram (2022)."Hungary".Parties and Elections in Europe.Retrieved3 June2024.
  2. ^Kester, Eddy (18 December 2018)."Hungary: Opposition vows renewed protests after holiday lull".Associated Press.Budapest.Retrieved24 October2023.
  3. ^Lyman, Rick (2 October 2016)."Hungary Votes Against Migrants, but Too Few to Clear Threshold".The New York Times.Budapest.Retrieved24 October2023.
  4. ^"A PM-ből kiválik Magyarország".2016-08-24.Retrieved2016-08-24.
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