Baloldali Front
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The Left Front – Communist Youth Alliance (Baloldali Front - Kommunista Ifjúsági Szövetség - in Hungarian) is the youth organization of the Hungarian Communist Labour Party, founded in 1999, as the successor of "MI(SZ)" ("Marxist Youth Alliance"). Its first name was "Baloldali Front - Munkás Ifjúsági Szövetség ("Left Front - Workers Youth Alliance"). The Baloldali Front is a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth
World Federation of Democratic Youth
The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a progressive youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation...

 since 2004.

History

Founded in 14 March 1999, "Baloldali Front" was the first real communist youth movement since 1989, the cessation of KISZ. The founders wanted to re-establish that, so they transformed the youth department of Munkáspárt ("Labour Party") into a new organization. The Front's first logo was a red tomato
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, which was later replaced by a claret-black coloured star.

2004 was a milestone in the organisation's life. That time Péter Székely was elected as president. At the same time, the movement started to use the name "Communist Youth Alliance". With the leadership of Péter Székely, Baloldali Front was an important ally of the international movements. The solidarity with Latin-America was significant. As Székely reached the 35 years age limit, he replaced with Kinga Kalocsai. She continued his predecessor's politics: the Front demonstrated against the prohibition of KSM, the youth section of Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
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; and declared solidarity with Palestina
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. In 2006, the crisis in the "Munkáspárt" reached the youth movement too - some members quitted. The re-organisation was crucial.

In 2008, a new president, Tamás Szabó was elected, and that was also a milestone in the movement's life, as from that they focused on the political crisis of Hungary, not the international politics. Many Front-members were candidate under the name of "Magyar Kommunista Munkáspárt" in the European Parliament election in 2009
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. The Front has got a new logo, but because that looked like a deformed red star
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, which was restricted in Hungary
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, it was soon replaced with the modernised version of the former logo.

In 2011, the presidency of the Front was quitted, and they founded a new organisation, called "Radikál-Humanista Mozgalom" (Radical-Humanist Movement).

Objectives

The Front supports peace, opposes Hungary's NATO-membership, and the politics of the European Union
European Union
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. They demand the right to work, housing, and free clinics as fundamental rights. They want free, easily accessible education for everyone, and fight for the rights of the students.

Basic informations

It's free to join Baloldali Front for every Hungarian citizen between the age 14 and 35. (Between 35 and 45 they could be supporter members.) The Front's basic units are the basic organisations, which are working at the local area. The leader of the Front is the National Bureau, led by the president.

Presidents of Baloldali Front

  • Péter Székely (1999–2005)
  • Kinga Kalocsai (2005–2008)
  • Tamás Szabó (2008–2010)
  • Miklós Cseh (2010–2011)
  • Judit Nagy (2011-)

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