Hungarian parliamentary election, 1998
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The results of the Hungarian parliamentary election of 1998 are as follows:
The election was a significant defeat for the governing Socialist Party and their coalition allies , the Alliance of Free Democrats and a narrow surprise victory for Viktor Orbán's right-wing Fidesz.The successful breakthrough into parliament by the extreme right-wing Hungarian Justice and Life Party was also a major shock. After the election, Fidesz formed a coalition government the Independent Smallholders Party and Hungarian Democratic Forum.
| Summary of the 24 May 1998 Hungarian National Assembly (Országgyűlés) election resultsedit | |||||
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| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- |
| Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union (Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Szövetség) | 1 340 826 | 29.48 | +22.46 | 148 | +128 |
| Hungarian Socialist Party (Magyar Szocialista Párt) | 1 497 231 | 32.92 | -0.06 | 134 | -75 |
| Independent Smallholder's Party (Független Kisgazdapárt) | 597 820 | 13.15 | +4.34 | 48 | +22 |
| Alliance of Free Democrats (Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége) | 344 352 | 7.57 | -12.16 | 24 | -45 |
| Hungarian Democratic Forum (Magyar Demokrata Fórum) | 127 118 | 2.80 | -8.93 | 17 | -21 |
| Hungarian Justice and Life Party (Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja) | 248 901 | 5.47 | +3.63 | 14 | +14 |
| Non-partisan (Független) | 0.5 | 1 | |||
| Hungarian Communist Workers' Party (Magyar Kommunista Munkáspárt) | 179 672 | 3.95 | - | 0 | - |
| Christian Democratic People's Party (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt) | 104 892 | 2.31 | - | 0 | - |
| Hungarian Democratic People's Party (Magyar Demokrata Néppárt) | 61 004 | 1.34 | - | 0 | - |
| Total (turnout 56.26 %) | 4 547 682 | 100.0 | 386 | ||
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[edit] Results of Single Member Constituencies
This far the 1998 elections are considered the aligning elections of Hungary. The voting patterns of this election remained largely the same for the next two elections, marking the stabilization of Hungarian party system as well as party loyalties of voters.
[edit] External links
- Országos Választási Iroda (National Electoral Office)
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