Hungarian Justice and Life Party

Hungarian Justice and Life Party Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja
Leader	István Csurka
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Hercegprímás utca 4, 1051 Budapest
Ideology	Nationalism
Political position	far right
European affiliation	None
European Parliament Group	None
Official colours	Green
Website
www.miep.hu
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The Hungarian Justice and Life Party (Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja, in short: MIÉP) is a far-right nationalist political party in Hungary led by István Csurka. It was founded in 1993.

At the legislative elections in 1998 the party won 5.5% of the votes and gained parliamentary representation, with 14 seats.

At the 2002 elections, April 7 and 20, 2002, the party won 4.4% of the popular vote and no seats.

In 2005, MIÉP joined forces with a newer, right-wing political party, namely the Movement for a Better Hungary. The new political formation has been registered under the name the MIÉP-Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties and it purports to speak for Christians, stands up for the rights of Hungarian minorities in the neighbouring countries and boasts a "law and order" agenda, in order to crack down on crime.

Parliamentary representation

year	seat percentage	seats	popular votes	status
1994	1.58%	0	85,431	extra-parliamentary
1998	5.47%	14	248,901	opposition
2002	4.37%	0	245,326	extra-parliamentary
2006	2.20%	0	119,007	extra-parliamentary
2010	0.03%	0	1,286	extra-parliamentary

Anti-Semitism

Antisemitism in Hungary was evident mainly in far right publications and demonstrations. During the anniversary demonstrations of both right and left marking the 1956 uprising, antisemitic and anti-Israel slogans were heard from the right, such as accusing Israel of war crimes.^{[citation needed]} Observers recognized agents of the far-left in this crowd; the apparent purpose of this was to demonize right-wing parties demonstrations and protests against the current government's agenda.^{[citation needed]} The Hungarian center-right continues to keep its distance from the right-wing demonstration, which was led by Csurka. [2]

External links

• Official website
• "Third way" platform: The nationalist right gets together (HVG)
• Far Right tries to take control of the revolt The Times, September 23, 2006