Movement for a Better Hungary

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The Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom) is a radical right-wing political party in Hungary, led by Dávid Kovács.

It was launched as a circle of friends of right-wing students at ELTE university in November 1999, under the name Jobboldali Ifjúsági Közösség ("Right-wing Youth Community"), in short, Jobbik. It spread over several other universities in the country and became a political movement. Its short name, Jobbik, is not only an acronym but a word on its own, meaning "the better one" (i.e., out of a closed set) as the word for "better" (and "right") is simply jobb in Hungarian. The leader of the organization was Dávid Kovács, who had been a member of MIÉP since 1994.

It first stepped to the public in 2002, protesting against the objections by Gyula Horn against the historical Churches taking political stances. It tried to create a more radical right-wing formation than Fidesz.

Taking its present name, it became a party on October 24 2003. In 2005, it formed the MIÉP-Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties with the Hungarian Justice and Life Party for the 2006 election.