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Unity Party
Egységes Párt
LeaderIstván Bethlen (1921-1932)
Gyula Gömbös (1932)
Founded1921
Dissolved1932
Succeeded byParty of National Unity
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
IdeologyConservatism
Political positionRight-wing

The Unity Party (Hungarian: Egységes Párt) was a Hungarian political party founded in 1921.[1] The party was founded by István Bethlen and shortly afterwards won a majority of seats in the Hungarian parliament in the 1922 elections, becoming the governing party with Bethlen becoming Prime Minister of Hungary.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gregory Curtis Ference. Chronology of 20th-century eastern European history. Gale Research, Inc., 1994. Pp. 226.
  2. ^ Vincent E. McHale, Sharon Skowronski. Political Parties of Europe: Albania-Norway. Greenwood Press, 1983. Pp. 500.