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image by István Molnár, 18 March 2002
Centrum Party - Founded on 23th November 2001 for the
elections 2002.
Union of the following organisations:
- Magyar Demokrata Néppárt /Hungarian Democratic People's Party
- Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt / Christian-Democratic People's
Party
- Harmadik Oldal Magyarországért Egyesület / Third Side
Organisation for Hungary
- Zöld Demokraták / Green Democrats
- Zöld Szalag Mozgalom / Green Line Movement
Ofiicial name from 21th December 2001: Összefogás
Magyarországért Centrum.
István Molnár, 18 March 2002
image by István Molnár, 19 March 2006
After the last election (2002) when the postcommunist MSZP won
many people have found small political circles. Some of them are
liberalist, some of the have united to the Fidesz, some of them
radicalist or environmentalist or conservationist or saving the
civil rights.. For example in my town there is two civic circle:
Civic Circle of the Family Doctors in Pápa and the Civic Circle
of Pápa.
Some of the circles have united with another circles - some
made the larger union of the circles - for example the
"Tiszántúli Polgári Körök Szövetsége". The
Tiszántúli Polgári Körök Szövetsége" is the union of
the cicvic circles in the Tiszántúl Region. Here is its flag.
Tiszántúl is the one of the three largest region of Hungary:
Dunántúl (left from the Danube), Duna-Tisza-köze (between the
rivers) and the Tiszántúl (right from the Tisza river).
István Molnár, 22 June 2003
Civic Circle is part of Fidesz Electoral Bloc
in 2006 elections. Above is flag of an Civic Circle with the
motto of the Fidesz Electoral Bloc. The flag is one of the flags
used by civic circles. Some CC has got their own flag - for
example the Civic Circle in Pápa has
a white flag with the Coat of Arms of the town and the green
insription: PÁPAI POLGÁRI KÖR. The CC's use the tricolor with
different inscriptions. This inscription - as a motto of the CC's
- is the most common motto. The long form of the motto:
'HAJRÁ MAGYARORSZÁG, HAJRÁ MAGYAROK!', was used at first by
Viktor Orbán prime minister after the first round of
the election 2002.
István Molnár, 19 and 25 March 2006
See also: Associations of the Civic Circles of Pesthidegkút
Flag used before 2006 election
image by István Molnár, 19 March 2006
Flag used before 2006 election
image by István Molnár, 19 March 2006
I located a photo of
small Fidesz flag at <fidesz.hu/pics>.
The inscription is: 'HAJRÁ FIDESZ! HAJRÁ VIKTOR!' (HURRA
FIDESZ! HURRA VIKTOR). "Viktor" is Viktor Orbán,
leader of the Fidesz Party and the democratic Fidesz Election
Bloc, prime minister of Hungary 1998-2002.
István Molnár, 23 March 2006
Flag used before 1994 election
image by István Molnár, 7 December 2000
Flag used before 1998 election
image by István Molnár, 7 December 2000
Flag used before 2002 election
image by István Molnár, 7 December 2000
Flag used 2003-2005
image by István Molnár, 19 June 2003
Fidesz-MPP - The party was found in 1987. The original name
was: Fidesz - Fiatal Demokraták Szövetsége, Fidesz -
Association of the Young Democrats. The party changed its name
1997 . The new name is: Fidesz - MPP (Fidesz Magyar Polgári
Párt, Fidesz - Hungarian Civil Party). The party, which was in
opposition in 1990-1998 holds the prime minister position. More
information: <www.fidesz.hu>.
István Molnár, 7 December 2000
image by István Molnár, 25 October 2001
Fidelitas (Fidesz Magyar Polgári Párt Ifjúsági
Társszervezete) - youth organisation of the Fidesz-MPP.
István Molnár, 25 October 2001
Parties and associations of the Fidesz Electoral Bloc in 2006
elections:
- Fidesz-MPSz
- Fidelitas
- Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt
- Kisgazda Polgári Egyesület
- Lungo Drom
- Magyar Gazdakörök Országos Szövetsége
- Magyar Kereszténydemokrata Szövetség
- Nemzeti Fórum Egyesület
- Vállalkozók Pártja
István Molnár, 19 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 4 July 2001
Fiatal Baloldal (Young Left Wing) is a youth organisation of
the MSZP (Hungarian Socialist Party). Formerly name of the
organisation: BIT = Baloldali Ifjúsági Társaság (Young
Assotiation of the Left Wing).
István Molnár, 4 July 2001
Fiatal Baloldal and ISZM - Ifjú
Szocialisták Mozgalma were united in 2003 and use the flag
of FB.Fiatal Baloldal.
István Molnár, 25 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 6 April 2001
Független Kisgazda, Földmunkas és Polgári Párt
(Independent Party of Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Citizens
- <fkgp.hu>). Agrarian
conservative (see <www.agora.it>),
in government 1990-1992, 1998-
Today I was in Budapest and I have seen the flag
István Molnár, 6 April 2001
The inscriptions on the flag are such: above the ear of wheat,
"Független", meaning Independent. Below the ear
of wheat, "Kisgazdapárt", meaning "Smallholders'
Party". Below the 'cartouche', "Isten Haza
Család", meaning "God, Home, Family".
Georges G. Kovari, 7 April 2001
Flag of the FKGP in Gyöngyös town can be seen in photo at <www.fkgp.hu>.
István Molnár, 21 January 2006
The Harmadik Út (The Third Road) is the electorial coalition
of the rigth wing parties: the MIEP and the
JOBBIK (Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom - Jobbik for Hungary
Movement. The word Jobbik come from the word jobb which
means "right" and also "better". Photos of
flags at <jobbik.hu/2005okt23-01.jpg>,
<jobbik.hu/segelykoncert-7.jpg>,
<jobbik.hu/22.jpg>,
<jobbik.hu/2005.05.27%20023.jpg>,
<jobbik.hu/5.jpg>
and <gportal.hu>.
István Molnár, 23 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 8 August 2001
Based on <www.iszm.hu>.
ISZM = Ifjú Szocialisták Mozgalma (Young Socialist's Movement).
This organisation is the youth part of the MSZP (Hungarian
Socialist Party)
István Molnár, 8 August 2001
Fiatal Baloldal and ISZM - Ifjú
Szocialisták Mozgalma were united in 2003 and use the flag of
FB.Fiatal Baloldal.
István Molnár, 25 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 19 March 2006
Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt - Christian-Democratic People's
Party, part of Fidesz Electoral Bloc in 2006
elections.
István Molnár, 19 March 2006
Photo of vertical flags
at <www.hajrabiatorbagy.hu>.
It seems that the KDNP got two different symbols: one with
the cross in gold-white and straight topand ne with white cross
and bent top.
István Molnár, 28 March 2006
kdnp.jpg)
image from <www.euroastra.com>,
located by István Molnár
Seen at the Day of the Revolution (23 October 2001). There are
also unidentified flags which are possibly KDNP flags at <www.euroastra.com/DSCF0065.JPG>
and <DSCF0073.JPG>.
István Molnár, 30 October 2001
Christian-Democratic People's Party, Not in the parliament.
See: <www.electionworld.org>.
István Molnár, 6 November 2001
image by István Molnár, 19 March 2006
Kisgazda Polgári Egyesület - Civic Association of the
Smallholders, part of Fidesz Electoral Bloc in
2006 elections.
István Molnár, 19 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 21 May 2003
Lungo Drom Országos Cigány Érdekvédelmi és Polgári
Szövetség (Lungo Drom Nationwide Gipsy Community of Interest
and Civic Federation). Lungo Drom means Hosszú Út in Hungarian
and Long Drive in English.
The largest gipsy organisation in Hungary. The federation has got
3 members in the parliament and many representatives in the local
and ethnic councils. The organisation was in coalition with the Fidesz-MPP on the last election.
Source: Symbol and the description of the flag from the
Lungo Drom.
István Molnár, 21 May 2003
See also: Hungary - Minorities
The flag of Magyar
Nemzeti Front (Hungarian National Front), a right wing
association, at <www.nemnemsoha.hu>.
István Molnár, 1 March 2004
image by István Molnár, 19 March 2006
MAGOSZ - Magyar Gazdakörök Országos Szövetsége - National
Federation of Agricultural Co-operators and Producers, part of Fidesz Electoral Bloc in 2006 elections.
Founded in 1880. In 1945 banned by the communist. Renewed in
1989. Member of the Committee of Agricultural Organisations in
the European Union (COPA), the General committee for Agricultural
Cooperation in the European union (COGECA) and the Commission
Europeene D'Agriculture. The MAGOSZ has got 40.000 members.
István Molnár, 19 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 20 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 20 March 2006
Based on photo of the flags at <mdf.hu>.
István Molnár, 20 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 18 March 2002
image by István Molnár, 18 March 2002
Magyar Demokrata Fórum - Hungarian Democratic Forumc (Founded
in 1988).
1990-1994 in government
1994-1998 in opposite
1998-2002 in government
István Molnár, 18 March 2002
image by István Molnár, 27 January 2001
MIÉP: Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja (Hungarian Justice
and Life Party). Founded in 1993.In 1993-1994 and 1998-2002 in
opposition. 1994-1998 It was not in the Parliament. Party history
at <www.miep.hu>.
István Molnár, 27 January 2001
Another MIÉP flag at
<www.nemnemsoha.hu>.
István Molnár, 25 February 2006
Variants
image by Tomislav Todorovic, Mladen Mijatov and
István Molnár, 12 May 2005
image by Tomislav Todorovic, Mladen Mijatov and
István Molnár, 12 May 2005
Those flags of Hungarian Justice and Life Party were shown on
a photo from a party presentation, which was published in Serbian
magazine "Evropa" (ISSN 1820-0761), issue #45 of
2005-02-17, p. 28, as the illustration of an article about
activities of Hungarian extreme nationalists in Vojvodina,
Serbia, who, according to the text, might have been supported by
that party.
The first flag was hung from the edge of a table at which two
party activists were sitting and attached to it along its top
edge. It had white field, bordered with many small alternating
red and green triangles, and was charged with a simplified
version of the party emblem: a large white shield outlined red
and charged with green monogram. On each side of the emblem,
there were letters ASZTG, arranged vertically, in silver or very
light gray colour, so they vere hardly visible against the white
field on the photo. The text gave no clue to the meaning of those
letters; perhaps they stood for a local branch of the party,
whose flag it might have been.
The second flag was spread on the wall behind the table, had a
different emblem on white field: a yellow shield, charged with a
bit smaller red shield with three white stripes ("modified
Arpad stripes"), which occupied most of the larger shield,
leaving only a yellow fimbriation along its dexter and sinister
sides and a larger yellow area in the chief, which was charged
with the party name abbreviation in black. The smaller shield was
also fimbriated in red. The flag field was bordered with larger
red and green triangles than those on the first flag, looking
more like the border of other party flags .
Tomislav Todorovic, 12 May 2005
image by István Molnár, 19 March 2006
Magyar Kereszténydemokrata Szövetség - Association of the
Hungarian Christian-Democrats, part of Fidesz
Electoral Bloc in 2006 elections.
István Molnár, 19 March 2006
image by István Molnár,
Elections will be in 2006 in Hungary. Renewed and new parties
want to get into the Parliament. In Szeged there is a new party
founded. In Hungarian: Magyar Kétfarkú Kutya Párt. In English:
Hungarian Two-tailed Dog's Party (<ketfarkukutya.freeweb.hu>).
The MKKP has got only one candidate, the party don't want to win.
But. If the party will be the winner of the Elections 2006 they
will give beer for anybody. They says: Everything will be better!
The MKKP, The only rational election! Everybody live for ever and
more 20! It seems this "joke-party" has got own flag.
István Molnár, 16 February 2006
Flag from 2003
image by István Molnár, 21 March 2006
Magyar Szocialista Párt - Hungarian Socialist Party (from
1989).
- It was found at first on 24th November 1918 as Kommunisták
Magyarországi Pártja = Party of the Communists in Hungary
(24 November 1918 - 21 March 1919).
- On 21th March 1919 it was united with the Social Democrat Party
to be Magyarországi Szocialista Párt = Socialist Party in
Hungary (21 March 1919 - 12 June 1919).
- Became Szocialista-Kommunista Munkások Magyarországi Pártja
= Party of the Socialist-Communist Workers in Hungary (13 June
1919 - 1 August 1919)
- Became Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja = Party of the
Communists in Hungary (underground November 1919 - July 1943).
First Congress in August 1925 in Vienna, second in February 1930
in Aprilovka, Soviet Union.
- Became Magyarországi Szocialista Munkáspárt = Socialist
Worker's Party in Hungary (14 April 1925-1928) and Békepárt =
Peace Party (underground July 1943 - 12 September 1944).
- Became Kommunisták Magyarországi Pártja = Party of the
Communists in Hungary (underground 12 Septmber 1944 - 1944 in the
German occupied territories).
- Became Magyar Kommunisták Pártja = Hungarian Communist Party
(18 October 1944 - 12 June 1948).
- On 13th June 1948 it was united with the Social Democrat Party
to become Magyar Dolgozók Pártja = Hungarian Wrker's Party (13
June 1948 - 31 October 1956.)
- Became Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt = Hungarian Socialist
Worker's Party (1 November 1956 - 7 October1989).
- Magyar Szocialista Párt = Hungarian Socialist Party since 8
October 1989.
Before 1989 - In government: 21 March 1919 - 31 July 1919 (Soviet
Republic), 22 December 1944 - 19 August 1949 (in coalition), 20
August 1949 - 23 October 1989.10.23 (Communist state).
On underground: 1 August 1919 - 18 October 1944.
After 1989 - In government: 23 October 1989 - 22 May 1990, 15
July 1994 - 5 July 1998.
In opposition: 23 May 1990 - !4 July 1994. 6 July 1998 - now.
Sources:
- Magyarország Történeti Kronológiája III. 1848-1944;
Budapest 1982
- Magyarország Történeti Kronológiája IVI. 1944-1970;
Budapest 1982
- Új Magyar Lexikon 4 K - Me, Budapest 1962
- Beszélő 1999/10 at <www.c3.hu>.
István Molnár, 13 August 2001
Image is based on photo
at <www.fehervartv.hu>.
István Molnár, 21 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 13 August 2001
I located a photo of the
horizontal flag of the MSZP at <www.euroastra.com>.
István Molnár, 18 September 2001
image by István Molnár, 30 November 2000
The communist party's flag. Munkáspárt - Workers' Party.
István Molnár, 30 November 2000
Munkáspárt - Workers' Party is from 2005: Magyar
Kommunista Munkáspárt - Hungarian Communist Workers' Party. The
party use the flag of the Munkáspárt now.
István Molnár, 25 March 2006
image by István Molnár, 24 March 2006
Nemzeti Fórum Egyesület - National Forum Association. Member
of the democratic Fidesz Electoral Bloc 2006.
This association is the organisation of the debared old members
from the MDF - Magyar Demokrata Fórum. Above
is the small paper flag of this party.
István Molnár, 24 March 2006
rkgp.jpg)
image from <www.euroastra.com>,
located by István Molnár
Reform Kisgazdapárt RKGP - secedate FKGP
members. Seen at the Day of the Revolution (23 October 2001).
István Molnár, 30 October 2001
image by István Molnár, 19 March 2002
Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége - Association of the Free
Democrats, Founded in 1988.
1988-1994 in opposite
1994-1998 in government
1998-2002 in opposite
István Molnár, 19 March 2002
image by István Molnár, 4 December 2000
The Vasutasok Szakszervezete - The Trade Union of the Railway
Employees is the largest trade union at the railways.I have never
seen this posted flag , I found a picture on a calendar (which
shows the EU flag too).
The three large trade union at the Railways.
The VSZ - above
The VDSZSZ - Vasutas Dolgozók Szabad Szakszervezete - Free Trade
Union of the Workers of the Railways
The Mozdonyvezetők Szakszervezete - Trade Union of the Engine
Drivers
István Molnár, 4 December 2000
image by István Molnár, 3 October 2001
Új Baloldal (New Left Wing), New party formed in the last
week from the MSZP. Original image from the Új Baloldal Party.
István Molnár, 3 October 2001
image by István Molnár, 24 March 2006
Vállalkozók Pártja - Party of the Contractors. Founded in
1990. Member of the democratic Fidesz Electoral
Bloc 2006.
István Molnár, 24 March 2006
Hun Szövetség (Associations of the Huns) red flag and
Hatvannégy Vármegye Ifjúsági Mozgalom (Sixty-four Counties
Youth Movement) green flag at <www.hvim.hu>
and at <www.hvim.hu/040604/03.jpg>,
<www.hvim.hu/040604/08.jpg>
and <www.hvim.hu/040604/15.jpg>.
Irredentist flag at <www.nemnemsoha.hu>
and old irredentist flag
at <www.nemnemsoha.hu/176.jpg>.
István Molnár, 25 February 2006
Many other flags are used by the right wing:
- Magyar
Csodaszarvas Egyesület - Hungarian Heavenly Deer Association
- Transylvanian
Coat of Arms and Hungarian Great Coat of Arms on flags. See
also here.
- Irredentist
flag
- The
TURUL on the Árpád-stripes (The TURUL is the Hungarian
mythic bird - see the Coat of Arms and
flag of Tatabánya)
- 'VESSZEN
TRIANON! (DOWN WITH TRIANON) (TRIANON means Treaty of Trianon
1920)
- Remember
Trianon
- NON-EU
flag
- The
borders of Hungary before Trianon Trety on black flag
- The
white flag of the Hatvannégyvármegye Ifjúsági Mozgalom -
Sixty-four Counties Youth Movement
István Molnár, 23 March 2006
Here are more informations about the right-wing and
irredentist flags from Hungary:
Flag with Arpad stripes
image by Tomislav Todorovic and Mladen Mijatov,
9 August 2006
This flag can be seen at <www.hvim.hu/040604/20.jpg>,
<www.hvim.hu/kerekasztalb_small.jpg>
and <www.hvim.hu/050615.jpg>.
Tomislav Todorovic, 9 August 2006
Modified flag with Arpad stripes
image by Tomislav Todorovic and Mladen Mijatov,
9 August 2006
A flag with three white stripes on red field was seen in some
places in Vojvodina, Serbia, in autumn 2004, on concerts of
Hungarian rock band Ka'rpa'tia, which turned into nationalist and
irredentist rallies. In some texts which appeared in Serbian
press afterwards and contained photos of this flag, it was said
that the flag was brought from Hungary, but that it is banned
there. This flag can also be seen at <www.hvim.hu/050315.jpg>,
<www.hvim.hu/040604/20.jpg>
(in centre of the image, only partly visible, with an
unrecognizable black emblem superimposed) and <www.hvim.hu/040604/19.jpg>
(in upper left corner of the image, with a black emblem
superimposed, which might be that of the Sixty-four Counties
Youth Movement). At the Hungarian Justice
and Life Party site <www.miep.hu>
such a flag is also shown behind the party emblem.
Tomislav Todorovic, 9 August 2006
The NY Times had a photo of Hungarians demonstrating at the
anniversary of the 1956 revolt (and against the present
government). A flag is shown. The dexter side of the national
Coat of Arms is barry of eight red and white (the arms of
Árpád) but this flag is barry of seven.
Albert S. Kirsch, 24 October 2006
According to <rus.postimees.ee>,
this is a symbolic "flag of Dinasty of Arpads", used by
extremist-rights hungarian nationalists movements before WWII.
The numbers of the stripes can be modified.
At <news.yahoo.com>,
Mr.Zoltan Simon wrote: "...Gabor Kuncze, president of the
junior coalition Free Democrats party, also questioned the
presence at Fidesz rallies of extremists waving the
red-and-white-striped "Arpad" flag used by Hungary's
pro-Nazi government during World War II.. "Why does (Fidesz)
not say during its rallies that these flags have no place there,
that those protestors should get the hell out of there? What we
see is not only the responsibility of Fidesz but the tactics of
Fidesz," Kuncze said in parliament..."
At <horinca.blogspot.com>
it is written: "One thing to notice is that these are not
really Hungarian national flags. These are the red and white
"Arpad Stripe" flags. Originally flown by the tenth
century nomadic Hungarians, the Arpad Stripe was only revived as
a symbol in 1944, under the Nazi Arrow Cross junta that took over
Hungary after the German Nazis kidnapped Hungary's
"not-right-wing-enough" regent Admiral Horthy. In the
early 1990's skinhead groups revived the striped white and red
flag. Very simply, flying it means the same as flying a swastika
does in Germany..."
Mikhail Revnivtsev, 25 and 29 October 2006
According to a wire by AP (Associated Press) agency, published
on 11 December 2006 by "The
International Herald Tribune", the right-wing party
Movement for a Better Hungary announced it would adopt the Arpad
Stripes flag as its party flag.
The party claimed it was unfair to identify the
"Arpad-Stripes flag" with the former Arrow Cross Party, which killed tens
of thousands of Jews in late 1944 and early 1945, because the
pro-Nazi party never used it as an official symbol. "Our aim
is to make the Arpad Stripes mean something different to people
from their current meaning," Movement leader Gabor Vona
said. "Unfortunately, it is true ... the flag has a negative
connotation for most people, but we want to rehabilitate
it." "If someone waves Arpad-Striped flags in
Hungary today ... they must know that they are waving a symbol of
the Arrow Cross," said Balint Magyar, a former education
minister and now chairman of the Task Force for International
Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research.
The "Arpad-Stripes flag" was resurrected by
the Arrow Cross, led by Ferenc Szalasi, which is linked to the
Holocaust, in which some 550,000 Hungarian Jews were killed. The
Arrow Cross' official flag showed two double-ended arrows in a
cross inside a white circle on a red background. It is banned in
Hungary, along with other symbols such as the communist red star
and the Nazi swastika. However, the Arpad-Striped flag in not a
banned symbol. Recently, some demonstrators have used the flag in
anti-government protests.
Ivan Sache, 16 December 2006
The flags of the Arrowcross Movement (1944) was red flag with
the green arrowcross with or without 4 white stripes
(red/white/red/white/red/white/red/white/red). The stripes were
de facto banned in 1949-1989, as well as the Hungarian Coat of
Arms was banned too! You know the two symbols of the 1956
revolution: The flag with hole (cut the 'Rákosi-CoA') and the
Hungarian historical Coat of Arms (without the crown). After the
Communism era, Hungary renewed the Coat of Arms. n the early 90s
many people used the Arrowcross flag with stripes without
arrowcross. Neo-Nazis used them too. Using the original Árpád
stripes is a new thing. People on demonstrations or national
holidays use also many other historical flags - 1848 military
flags, 1956 flags etc....
People who use these flags are not necesserally Nazis or
right-wing supporters - also patriotic, liberal or conservative
people use them.
István Molnár, 19 September 2006
See also: Árpád House Flags
White flag of Sixty-four Counties Youth Movement
Photos at <www.hvim.hu/csopkep.jpg>
and <www.hvim.hu/051015/07.jpg>.
The emblem of the movement, which appears on both of their flags,
can be seen at <www.hvim.hu>.
Tomislav Todorovic, 9 August 2006
image by István Molnár, 6 September 2006
Municipal elections will be on 1st October 2006. István
Tarlós independent is a probable candidate for the lord mayor of
Budapest. István Tarlós is the
independent mayor of Budapest III.
district from 1990. Here is his election flag.
"Független" means Independent,
"Fopolgármester" means lord mayor, "jelölt"
means candidate.
István Molnár, 6 September 2006
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