Together 2014

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Together 2014
Együtt 2014
Leader Gordon Bajnai
Founded 26 October 2012,
8 March 2013 (officially)
Ideology Social democracy,
Social liberalism
Political position Centre to Centre-left
Colours purple
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Together 2014 (Hungarian: Együtt 2014) is a political party in Hungary, formed on 26 October 2012 for the next Hungarian parliamentary election, to contrast Viktor Orbán's government. The current leader of the party is Gordon Bajnai, former Prime Minister of Hungary.

Members

The coalition consists of three civil society organizations:

  • Patriotism and Progress Association led by Gordon Bajnai. The Patriotism and Progress Public Policy Foundation formed after the 2010 elections, prepares two comprehensive packages of policy recommendations each year that can be implemented into governmental practice.[1] The organization transformed to association in October 2012.[2]
  • One Million for Press Freedom (Milla) led by Péter Juhász, originally a Facebook group, which formed against the Viktor Orbán's cabinet Media Act on 21 December 2010.
  • Hungarian Solidarity Movement led by Péter Kónya, a social and trade union movement, based on the Polish Solidarity, formed on 4 October 2011.

History

Gordon Bajnai announced his return to politics on 23 October 2012, during the anti-government demonstration of the One Million for Press Freedom (Milla).[3] On the protest, he called for an anti-Orbán coalition so as to form a supermajority in Parliament with the help of which the changes done by Orbán's ruling party, Fidesz could be undone.

In his speech, Bajnai repeatedly used a variant of the term ("We may fail on our own, but together, we shall prove victorious!"),[4] when he proclaimed his support for such a "cooperation between hopeful left-wingers, disappointed rightwingers, politically abandoned free-thinkers and committed Greens" that his organization along with two other civilian body named Together 2014 as a reference to the date of the next general elections in Hungary.[5] In December 2012, Bajnai said in an interview that he plans to run as a candidate for MP at the next elections.[6]

Alliance

On 8 March 2013, the Dialogue for Hungary (PM) entered into an alliance with the Together 2014, which officially formed as a political party. Bajnai said the two parties will run on a joint ticket and field joint candidates for prime minister and deputies in the country’s next parliamentary election in Spring 2014. Jávor and Szabó, co-chairs of the PM also became members of the Together 2014's board.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "About us". hazaeshaladas.hu. Retrieved 28 October 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Patriotism and Progress Association". hazaeshaladas.org (in Hungarian). Retrieved 28 October 2012. 
  3. ↑ Bajnai said to announce return to politics on October 23
  4. ↑ Gordon Bajnai's speech as published on the home page of his organization
  5. ↑ BBC News - Mass rallies mark 1956 Hungary uprising
  6. ↑ Bajnai says plans to run for Parliament; in car accident in Budapest
  7. ↑ "Former PM Bajnai’s political movement officially forms political party". 9 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013. 
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