Fidesz

Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance
Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Szövetség
PresidentViktor Orbán
Founded1988
IdeologyNationalism
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Right-wing populism
Christian democracy
Economic nationalism
Anti-communism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
Colors  Orange
National Assembly
44 / 199
European Parliament
10 / 21
County Assemblies
227 / 381
General Assembly of Budapest
10 / 33
Website
fidesz.hu

Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (Hungarian: Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség; often shortened to Fidesz) is a nationalist political party in Hungary.

Established in 1988, the organization was originally known as the Alliance of Young Democrats (Fiatal Demokraták Szövetsége, abbreviated as FIDESZ). It began as a liberal activist movement that opposed the Communist government. After the 1998 parliamentary election, it formed a conservative government with the Independent Smallholders' Party and the Hungarian Democratic Forum. The party remained in opposition from 2002 to 2010, and in 2006, it formed an electoral alliance with the Christian Democratic People's Party. The KDNP is often called a satellite party (meaning that it is strongly influenced by another party) of Fidesz.

Between 2010 and 2026, the party held a supermajority in the National Assembly.

Elections results

National Assembly

Election National Assembly +/– Status
Votes % Seats
1990 439,448 8.95 (#5)
22 / 386
 New Opposition
1994 379,295 7.02 (#6)
20 / 386
 Decrease 2 Opposition
1998 1,263,563 28.18 (#2)
148 / 386
 Increase 128 Government
2002 2,306,763 41.07 (#2)
164 / 386
 Increase 16 Opposition
2006 2,272,979 43.21 (#2)
141 / 386
 Decrease 23 Opposition
2010 2,706,292 52.73 (#1)
227 / 386
 Increase 86 Government
2014 2,264,780 44.87 (#1)
117 / 199
 Decrease 110 Government
2018 2,824,551 49.27 (#1)
117 / 199
 Steady 0 Government
2022 3,060,706 54.13 (#1)
117 / 199
 Steady 0 Government
2026 2,458,337 38.61 (#2)
44 / 199
 Decrease 73 Opposition

European Parliament

Election Votes % Seats
2004 1,457,750 47.40 (#1)
12 / 24
2009 1,632,309 56.36 (#1)
13 / 22
2014 1,193,991 51.48 (#1)
10 / 21
2019 1,824,220 52.56 (#1)
10 / 21
2024 2,048,211 44.82 (#1)
10 / 21

References

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  16. ↑ Stone, Jon (September 30, 2019). "Hungarian opposition party says its meetings in parliament were bugged". The Independent. Hungarian politics is dominated by Viktor Orban's far-right Fidesz party, which is supported by a largely partisan pro-government media that marginalises opposition voices.
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  22. ↑ Dr. Agnes Batory (2010). "Election Briefing no. 51: Europe and the Hungarian Parliamentary Elections of April 2010" (PDF).

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