MIÉP-Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties
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The MIÉP-Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties (MIÉP-Jobbik a Harmadik Út pártszövetség) is a right-wing electoral alliance in Hungary led by István Csurka. In 2005, the Hungarian Justice and Life Party (MIÉP) joined forces with a newer, right-wing political party, namely the Movement for a Better Hungary and the agricultural Independent Smallholders Party. The new political formation has been registered under the name the "Third Way" (Harmadik Út) and it harbours nationalist and populist goals, 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. Despite the de facto merger of the two parties, the chances of the MIÉP-Jobbik alliance getting into parliament are not predictable, since many people of right-wing orientation prepared to vote for Viktor Orbán's Fidesz-KDNP instead – the largest political formation on the right.
At the last legislative elections, April 9 and 23, 2006, the party won 2,2 % of the popular vote and no seats, which is exactly the half of the votes received four years ago.
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