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Deák Party

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Deák Party
Deák Párt
Founded16 April 1865 (1865-04-16)
Dissolved1 March 1875 (1875-03-01)
Preceded byAddress Party
Succeeded byLiberal Party
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
Colours   Blue

The Deák Party (Hungarian: Deák Párt) was a political party in Hungary in the 1860s and 1870s led by Ferenc Deák.

History

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The Deák Party was founded in 1865 as the successor to the Address Party. It won the 1865 elections in Hungary, and also won a large majority in the 1869 elections following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.[1] It won another majority in the 1872 elections, but Deák retired from public life in 1873, setting the party into decline.[1]

In February 1875 it merged with the Left Centre to form the Liberal Party.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p499 ISBN 0-313-23804-9