Hungarian Communist Workers' Party
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The Hungarian Communist Workers' Party in Hungary (Magyar Kommunista Munkáspárt in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....

) was created on December 17 1989, as a successor party of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of Hungary between 1956 and 1989. It was organised from elements of the Hungarian Working People's Party during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution...

 (MSZMP). Its chairman is Gyula Thürmer
Gyula Thürmer
Gyula Thürmer is the chairman of the Hungarian Communist Workers' Party since its formation on December 17, 1989.- External links :*...

. It has always opposed capitalism, and has never been represented in the Parliament since the 1989 change of regime. The Left Front is the youth organisation of the HWP. They take an active part in the anti-imperialist movement.

It was formed under the same name as its predecessor, "Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party" and changed its name to "Workers' Party" in 1993. In the same year, a group of hard-liners broke away to form the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1993)
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party is a small Marxist–Leninist party in Hungary, formed after a split in the Workers' Party in 1993 with the leadership of László Fazekas, Elemér Csaba and Tamás Hirschler.-Sources:* of the party...

. It took its present name on November 12 2005 when a faction separated from it to form Workers' Party of Hungary 2006
Workers' Party of Hungary 2006
The Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 is a political party in Hungary.It was created in mid-November 2005 from the internal opposition of the Hungarian Communist Workers' Party...

 (Magyarországi Munkáspárt 2006), led by János Fratanolo.

The HCWP opposed Hungary’s joining NATO. In 1996 the party organised a countrywide collection of signatures for a referendum on NATO membership. This HCWP-led referendum drive failed, although another referendum on NATO membership was held the result was supportive of membership. The HCWP opposes the participation of Hungary in NATO and other military organisations. It campaigns to have all Hungarian forces returned from abroad and to reduce the military budget. The HCWP opposes Hungary’s participation in the “democratisation” program that has previously targeted the governments of Serbia
Serbia
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 and Belarus
Belarus
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. The HCWP heavily opposed NATO campaigns in Yugoslavia against Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...

 as well as opposing the 2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
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.

Other foreign policies are in favour of
  • a peaceful and just settlement of the Middle East crisis, in favour of the "progressive" Arab countries.
  • a foreign policy based upon "good relations" with all parts of the world. As part of this, the HCWP criticises the government's policies, claiming that official policy does not pay enough attention to the development of relations with Japan, China, Russia, and Arab countries.
  • qualified support of Hungary’s entry into the European Union. It has emphasised its view that the government should focus more upon those who lose out due to liberalised trade, doing all that it possibly can.


In the general election held on 9 April 2006, the party won 0.41% of the popular vote and no seats. Until May 1 2009 the party has been a member of the Party of the European Left
Party of the European Left
The Party of the European Left, commonly abbreviated to just the European Left, is a political party at European level and an association of democratic socialist and communist political parties in the European Union and other European countries. It was formed in January 2004 for the purposes of...

.

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