National Legitimist Party

The National Legitimist (People's) Party (Hungarian: Nemzeti Legitimista Néppárt, NLN) was a political party in Hungary during the 1930s.

National Legitimist Party
Nemzeti Legitimista Néppárt
LeaderMiklós Griger
Founded27 June 1933[citation needed]
Dissolved26 January 1937[citation needed]
Merged intoUnited Christian Party
IdeologyRoyalism
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionCatholicism[1]

History

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The party first contested national elections in 1935, winning a single seat in the parliamentary elections that year.[2] In 1937 they merged with the Christian Economic and Social Party and the Christian Opposition to form the United Christian Party.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Csaba Fazekas. "Collaborating with Horthy: Political Catholicism and Christian Political Organizations in Hungary". POLITICAL CATHOLICISM IN EUROPE 1918–45. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-203-65539-7.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p930 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p911