Hungarian Socialist Party
Hungarian Socialist Party Magyar Szocialista Párt | |
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| Abbreviation | MSZP |
| President | Imre Komjáthi |
| Deputy President | Lajos Korózs |
| Vice President |
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| Presidium |
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| Parliamentary leader | Bertalan Tóth |
| Founded | 7 October 1989 |
| Preceded by | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
| Headquarters | 1114, Budapest, Villányi út 11-13. |
| Youth wing | Societas – Baloldali Ifjúsági Mozgalom |
| Membership (2021) | 5,000 |
| Ideology | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
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| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
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| Colours | Red |
| National Assembly | 10 / 199 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| County Assemblies | 1 / 381 |
| General Assembly of Budapest | 1 / 33 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| mszp.hu | |
The Hungarian Socialist Party (Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈsot͡siɒliʃtɒ ˈpaːrt]), commonly known by its acronym MSZP (Hungarian: [ˈɛmɛspeː] ⓘ), is a centre-left to left-wing social-democratic and pro-European political party in Hungary.
It was founded on 7 October 1989 as a post-communist evolution and one of two legal successors of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP). Along with its conservative rival Fidesz, MSZP was one of the two most dominant parties in Hungarian politics until 2010; however, the party lost much of its popular support as a result of the Őszöd speech, the consequent 2006 protests in Hungary, and then the 2008 financial crisis. Following the 2010 election, MSZP became the largest opposition party in parliament, a position it held until 2018, when it was overtaken by the former far and now centre-right Jobbik.