The Left Centre (Hungarian: Balközép) was a political party in Hungary in the 1860s and 1870s led by Kálmán Tisza and Kálmán Ghyczy.[1]

Left Centre
Balközép
Historical leadersKálmán Tisza
Kálmán Ghyczy
Founded1865
Dissolved1 March 1875 (1875-03-01)
Preceded byResolution Party
Succeeded byLiberal
F48P
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
Colours   Blue

History

edit

The Left Centre finished second to the Deák Party in elections in 1865, 1869 and 1872. It was opposed to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and continued to demand an independent Hungarian army.[1]

Despite its rivalry with the Deák Party, the two merged in February 1875 to form the Liberal Party.[1] A group of former Left Centre members broke away to reform the party in 1877, but it was not successful.

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p505 ISBN 0-313-23804-9