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Abbreviation | MostâHĂd 2023 |
Leader | ĂrpĂĄd Ărsek |
Founded | 30 June 2009 (first) 14 June 2004 (second, as MKDA-MKDSZ) [1] 18 May 2023 (second, as MostâHĂd 2023) [2] |
Dissolved | 2 October 2021 (first) |
Split from |
Party of the Hungarian Coalition (first) Party of Civic Understanding (second, as MKDA-MKDSZ) |
Preceded by | MKDA-MKDSZ (second, legally) |
Headquarters | TrnavskĂĄ cesta 37 831 04 Bratislava |
Membership (2020) | 5,516 (![]() |
Ideology |
Liberal conservatism
[4]
[5] Hungarian minority interests [5] [6] Pro-Europeanism [7] |
Political position | Centre [8] to centre-right [9] |
National affiliation |
Aliancia (2021â2023) with ModrĂ, MostâHĂd (2023) |
European affiliation |
European People's Party (2013-2021; first) European Free Alliance (2014-2023; second, as MKDA-MKDSZ) |
Colours | Orange |
National Council | 0 / 150 |
European Parliament | 0 / 15 |
Website | |
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MostâHĂd 2023 (Slovak pronunciation: [ËmÉst ËÉŠiËt], Hungarian: [Ëmost ËhiËd]; from the Slovak and Hungarian words for "bridge") is an inter-ethnic political party in Slovakia. Its programme calls for greater cooperation between the country's Hungarian minority and ethnic Slovak majority. It was one of four parties in the Fico III government coalition, but lost all its seats in the National Council in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election.
The party was formed in June 2009 by dissidents from the Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK-MKP), which they accused of being too nationalistic. MostâHĂd seeks to offer an alternative to ethnic politics by promoting inter-ethnic cooperation. Led by the SMK-MKP's former chairman BĂ©la BugĂĄr, the party claimed to have an electorate that is two-thirds ethnic Hungarian and one-third ethnic Slovak. The party remerged with SMK-MKP into a smaller Hungarian minority party (MKĂ-MKS) in late 2021 to form the Alliance, before leaving and joining the party The Blues â European Slovakia, which was named ModrĂ, MostâHĂd for the parliamentary election in 2023.
The party was established on 30 June 2009 by BĂ©la BugĂĄr, GĂĄbor GĂĄl, LĂĄszlĂł A. Nagy (former leader of the MPP/MOS), Tibor BastrnĂĄk and Zsolt Simon, who had previously left the Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK-MKP). BĂ©la BugĂĄr, who had also been the president of his former party for 10 years, was elected its president. It was established as an inter-ethnic Hungarian-Slovak alternative to the Party of the Hungarian Coalition. This commitment was cemented by electing Rudolf Chmel, an ethnic Slovak, as one of the party's vice presidents representing.
The party sought to represent the interests of the ethnic Hungarians while working together with the Slovaks. [10] According to Peter Huncik about 60 to 65 percent members were Hungarians, while 35 to 40 were Slovaks. [11] This programme and political ideology manifested itself in the party first taking part in the centre-right RadiÄovĂĄ-government between 2010 and 2012, and also cooperating with the centre-left Fico government in minority issues in the next electoral cycle.
Polls from mid-September 2009 gave MostâHĂd between 3 and 5.6 percent of the vote. [12] An opinion poll by Focus in May 2010 gave MostâHĂd 5.6% of the vote. [13] In the 2010 election, the party received 8.12% of the popular vote, and thus won fourteen seats in the National Council. This, however, included four seats for Civic Conservative Party politicians running within the party's list of candidates. At the same time, MostâHĂd's main rival, SMK-MKP, fell short of the 5% threshold and thus did not gain any seats.
In 2010, MostâHĂd entered the four-party government of Iveta RadiÄovĂĄ, and sought to advance its agenda, including in language rights, citizenship, agriculture and environmental policy. The government, however, turned out to be unstable and finally collapsed during October 2011, leading to snap elections. After months of steady polling between 6 and 9 percents, the party received 6.89% of the popular vote in the 2012 elections, winning 13 seats. As in 2010, SMK-MKP failed to reach the required threshold, leaving MostâHĂd as the only parliamentary party representing the interest of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.
In the 2014 European elections, MostâHĂd came in eighth place nationally, receiving 5.83% of the vote and electing 1 MEP. [14]
In the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election, MostâHĂd received 6.50% of the vote â 11 seats â and joined Fico's Third Cabinet as a coalition partner.
In the 2019 European election, MostâHĂd fell to 2.59% and behind their rival SMK-MKP losing their only MEP. A year later in the 2020 parliamentary election, MostâHĂd only got 2.05% losing their representation in parliament.
In 2021 it merged with SMK-MKP into MKĂ-MKS to form Alliance. In 2023, a few months before the election, however they left the united party again over a dispute about allowing former OÄœaNO MP György Gyimesi on the list. [15] They regained their status as a party after Hungarian Christian Democratic Alliance (MKDA-MKDSZ), established in 2004, renamed themselves. On 18 May 2023, the MostâHĂd party (under the name Most-HĂd 2023) announced cooperation with The Blues party. [16] On 25 May 2023, the party was officially renamed to ModrĂ, MostâHĂd for the parliamentary election in 2023. [17]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | Government |
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2010 | 205,538 | 8.12 (#5) | 14 / 150
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Coalition | |
2012 | 176,088 | 6.89 (#4) | 13 / 150
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Opposition |
2016 | 169,593 | 6.50 (#7) | 11 / 150
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Coalition |
2020 | 59,174 | 2.05 (#13) | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary |
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â |
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2014 | 32,708 | 5.83 (#8) | 1 / 13
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2019 | 25,562 | 2.59 (#11) | 0 / 13
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Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
2014 | Pavol HruĆĄovskĂœ | 63,298 | 3.30 | Lost | ||
2019 | BĂ©la BugĂĄr | 66,667 | 3.10 | Lost |
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | Government |
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2012 | 3,963 | 0.16 (#23) | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary | |
2016 | 2,426 | 0.09 (#21) | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary |
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â |
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2014 | 1,170 | 0.21 (#28) | 0 / 13
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2019 | 2,270 | 0.23 (#23) | 0 / 13
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Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | Government |
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2023 | 7,935* | 0.27* (#15)* | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary |
* the politicians of MostâHĂd 2023 ran on The Blues â European Slovakia candidate list, under the name ModrĂ, MostâHĂd.
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Bridge 2023 MostâHĂd 2023 | |
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Abbreviation | MostâHĂd 2023 |
Leader | ĂrpĂĄd Ărsek |
Founded | 30 June 2009 (first) 14 June 2004 (second, as MKDA-MKDSZ) [1] 18 May 2023 (second, as MostâHĂd 2023) [2] |
Dissolved | 2 October 2021 (first) |
Split from |
Party of the Hungarian Coalition (first) Party of Civic Understanding (second, as MKDA-MKDSZ) |
Preceded by | MKDA-MKDSZ (second, legally) |
Headquarters | TrnavskĂĄ cesta 37 831 04 Bratislava |
Membership (2020) | 5,516 (![]() |
Ideology |
Liberal conservatism
[4]
[5] Hungarian minority interests [5] [6] Pro-Europeanism [7] |
Political position | Centre [8] to centre-right [9] |
National affiliation |
Aliancia (2021â2023) with ModrĂ, MostâHĂd (2023) |
European affiliation |
European People's Party (2013-2021; first) European Free Alliance (2014-2023; second, as MKDA-MKDSZ) |
Colours | Orange |
National Council | 0 / 150 |
European Parliament | 0 / 15 |
Website | |
www | |
MostâHĂd 2023 (Slovak pronunciation: [ËmÉst ËÉŠiËt], Hungarian: [Ëmost ËhiËd]; from the Slovak and Hungarian words for "bridge") is an inter-ethnic political party in Slovakia. Its programme calls for greater cooperation between the country's Hungarian minority and ethnic Slovak majority. It was one of four parties in the Fico III government coalition, but lost all its seats in the National Council in the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election.
The party was formed in June 2009 by dissidents from the Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK-MKP), which they accused of being too nationalistic. MostâHĂd seeks to offer an alternative to ethnic politics by promoting inter-ethnic cooperation. Led by the SMK-MKP's former chairman BĂ©la BugĂĄr, the party claimed to have an electorate that is two-thirds ethnic Hungarian and one-third ethnic Slovak. The party remerged with SMK-MKP into a smaller Hungarian minority party (MKĂ-MKS) in late 2021 to form the Alliance, before leaving and joining the party The Blues â European Slovakia, which was named ModrĂ, MostâHĂd for the parliamentary election in 2023.
The party was established on 30 June 2009 by BĂ©la BugĂĄr, GĂĄbor GĂĄl, LĂĄszlĂł A. Nagy (former leader of the MPP/MOS), Tibor BastrnĂĄk and Zsolt Simon, who had previously left the Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK-MKP). BĂ©la BugĂĄr, who had also been the president of his former party for 10 years, was elected its president. It was established as an inter-ethnic Hungarian-Slovak alternative to the Party of the Hungarian Coalition. This commitment was cemented by electing Rudolf Chmel, an ethnic Slovak, as one of the party's vice presidents representing.
The party sought to represent the interests of the ethnic Hungarians while working together with the Slovaks. [10] According to Peter Huncik about 60 to 65 percent members were Hungarians, while 35 to 40 were Slovaks. [11] This programme and political ideology manifested itself in the party first taking part in the centre-right RadiÄovĂĄ-government between 2010 and 2012, and also cooperating with the centre-left Fico government in minority issues in the next electoral cycle.
Polls from mid-September 2009 gave MostâHĂd between 3 and 5.6 percent of the vote. [12] An opinion poll by Focus in May 2010 gave MostâHĂd 5.6% of the vote. [13] In the 2010 election, the party received 8.12% of the popular vote, and thus won fourteen seats in the National Council. This, however, included four seats for Civic Conservative Party politicians running within the party's list of candidates. At the same time, MostâHĂd's main rival, SMK-MKP, fell short of the 5% threshold and thus did not gain any seats.
In 2010, MostâHĂd entered the four-party government of Iveta RadiÄovĂĄ, and sought to advance its agenda, including in language rights, citizenship, agriculture and environmental policy. The government, however, turned out to be unstable and finally collapsed during October 2011, leading to snap elections. After months of steady polling between 6 and 9 percents, the party received 6.89% of the popular vote in the 2012 elections, winning 13 seats. As in 2010, SMK-MKP failed to reach the required threshold, leaving MostâHĂd as the only parliamentary party representing the interest of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.
In the 2014 European elections, MostâHĂd came in eighth place nationally, receiving 5.83% of the vote and electing 1 MEP. [14]
In the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election, MostâHĂd received 6.50% of the vote â 11 seats â and joined Fico's Third Cabinet as a coalition partner.
In the 2019 European election, MostâHĂd fell to 2.59% and behind their rival SMK-MKP losing their only MEP. A year later in the 2020 parliamentary election, MostâHĂd only got 2.05% losing their representation in parliament.
In 2021 it merged with SMK-MKP into MKĂ-MKS to form Alliance. In 2023, a few months before the election, however they left the united party again over a dispute about allowing former OÄœaNO MP György Gyimesi on the list. [15] They regained their status as a party after Hungarian Christian Democratic Alliance (MKDA-MKDSZ), established in 2004, renamed themselves. On 18 May 2023, the MostâHĂd party (under the name Most-HĂd 2023) announced cooperation with The Blues party. [16] On 25 May 2023, the party was officially renamed to ModrĂ, MostâHĂd for the parliamentary election in 2023. [17]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | Government |
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2010 | 205,538 | 8.12 (#5) | 14 / 150
|
Coalition | |
2012 | 176,088 | 6.89 (#4) | 13 / 150
|
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Opposition |
2016 | 169,593 | 6.50 (#7) | 11 / 150
|
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Coalition |
2020 | 59,174 | 2.05 (#13) | 0 / 150
|
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Extra-parliamentary |
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â |
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2014 | 32,708 | 5.83 (#8) | 1 / 13
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2019 | 25,562 | 2.59 (#11) | 0 / 13
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Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
2014 | Pavol HruĆĄovskĂœ | 63,298 | 3.30 | Lost | ||
2019 | BĂ©la BugĂĄr | 66,667 | 3.10 | Lost |
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | Government |
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2012 | 3,963 | 0.16 (#23) | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary | |
2016 | 2,426 | 0.09 (#21) | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary |
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â |
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2014 | 1,170 | 0.21 (#28) | 0 / 13
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2019 | 2,270 | 0.23 (#23) | 0 / 13
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Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | Government |
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2023 | 7,935* | 0.27* (#15)* | 0 / 150
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Extra-parliamentary |
* the politicians of MostâHĂd 2023 ran on The Blues â European Slovakia candidate list, under the name ModrĂ, MostâHĂd.
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