17-580: HSWP may refer to: Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title HSWP . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HSWP&oldid=932881555 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
34-528: A group of radical reformers who favored establishing a market economy. On 28 January 1989, young Politburo member and minister of state Imre Pozsgay announced during an interview with the radio program 168 Hours that the Poliburo's historical sub-committee regarded the events of 1956 as a 'people's uprising'. This announcement, not approved in advance by the Politburo, provoked and catalyzed various developments within
51-473: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hungarian Socialist Workers%27 Party The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party ( Hungarian : Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt , pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈsot͡sijɒliʃtɒ ˈmuŋkaːʃpaːrt] , MSZMP ) was the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of the Hungarian People's Republic between 1956 and 1989. It
68-408: Is the parliament of Hungary . The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to four-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-proportional representation : a mixed-member majoritarian representation with partial compensation via transfer votes and mixed single vote ; involving single-member districts and one list vote; parties must win at least 5% of
85-582: The 1956 revolution . The government also gave limited freedom to the workings of the market via the New Economic Mechanism . However, it retained a monopoly of political power, and subjected the media to censorship that was fairly onerous by Western standards. The National Assembly , like its counterparts in the rest of the Soviet bloc, continued to rubber-stamp decisions already made by the MSZMP leadership. It
102-650: The Habsburg kingdom of Hungary throughout the Early Modern period . The name of the legislative body was originally "Parlamentum" during the Middle Ages, the "Diet" expression gained mostly in the Early Modern period. It convened at regular intervals with interruptions during the period of 1527 to 1918, and again until 1946. The articles of the 1790 diet set out that the diet should meet at least once every 3 years, but, since
119-685: The Central Committee was renamed the Political Executive Committee, and the Politburo was replaced by a four-man collective presidency chaired by Nyers. Although Grósz remained general secretary, Nyers now outranked him. On 7 October 1989 the MSZMP was dissolved and refounded as the Hungarian Socialist Party , a Western-style social democratic party. Two weeks later, the National Assembly approved numerous amendments to
136-599: The constitution that purged it of its Marxist–Leninist character, ending one-party rule in Hungary. A small Communist faction, centred on Károly Grósz , opposed these reforms and broke away to form the Hungarian Communist Workers' Party on 17 December 1989. National Assembly of Hungary Supported by (1) Opposition (63) The National Assembly ( Hungarian : Országgyűlés , lit. 'Country Assembly' [ˈorsaːɡɟyːleːʃ] )
153-438: The country, with Soviet support, on 4 November 1956. Gradually, however, the new government instituted goulash Communism , a somewhat more humane way of governing than had prevailed under Mátyás Rákosi . Under Kádár's mantra of "he who is not against us is with us," Hungarians generally had more freedom than their Eastern Bloc counterparts to go about their daily lives. For example, his government executed only 350 people after
170-583: The diet was called by the Habsburg monarchy , this promise was not kept on several occasions thereafter. As a result of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise , it was reconstituted in 1867. The Latin term Natio Hungarica ("Hungarian nation") was used to designate the political elite which had participation in the diet, consisting of the nobility , the Catholic clergy, and a few enfranchised burghers, regardless of language or ethnicity. Natio Hungarica
187-462: The party followed by the requirement of total unity in upholding the agreed policies. The highest body within the MSZMP was the party Congress, which convened every five years. When the Congress was not in session, the Central Committee of the MSZMP was the highest body. Because the Central Committee met twice a year, most day-to-day duties and responsibilities were vested in the Politburo. The party leader
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#1732847973211204-426: The party, and brought about sudden and ever-escalating changes that, within nine months, resulted in the ending of Communism in Hungary and the dissolution of the MSZMP. By the summer of 1989, the MSZMP was no longer a Marxist–Leninist party, and the radical reformers, led by Prime Minister Miklós Németh , Foreign Minister Gyula Horn , Rezső Nyers , and Pozsgay, had taken over the party machinery. On 26 June 1989,
221-442: The popular vote in order to gain list seats. The Assembly includes 25 standing committees to debate and report on introduced bills and to supervise the activities of the ministers. The Constitutional Court of Hungary has the right to challenge legislation on the grounds of constitutionality. Under communist rule , the National Assembly existed as the supreme organ of state power as the sole branch of government in Hungary, and per
238-561: The principle of unified power , all state organs were subservient to it. Since 1902, the assembly has met in the Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest . The current members are the members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2022–2026) . The Diet of Hungary ( Hungarian : Országgyűlés ) was a legislative institution in the medieval kingdom of Hungary from the 1290s, and in its successor states, Royal Hungary and
255-565: Was organised from elements of the Hungarian Working People's Party during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 , with János Kádár as general secretary. The party also controlled its armed forces, the Hungarian People's Army . Like all other Eastern Bloc parties, the MSZMP was organized on the basis of democratic centralism , a principle conceived by Vladimir Lenin that entails democratic and open discussion of issues within
272-503: Was the de facto chairman of the Politburo and a de facto chief executive of Hungary. At various points he served as the prime minister in addition to being party leader. János Kádár announced the formation of the party via radio on 1 November 1956. The party supported the revolution, but turned against Imre Nagy 's government after he denounced the Warsaw Pact . The party formed a ' Revolutionary Peasant-Worker Government ' that took over
289-540: Was the dominant component of the Patriotic People's Front , a popular front that included some non-Communists. However, all prospective candidates had to accept the Front's program in order to stand. Indeed, Kádár and his close advisers used the Front to weed out candidates they deemed unacceptable. Kádár retired on 22 May 1988 and was succeeded by Prime Minister Károly Grósz . However, Grósz soon found himself eclipsed by
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