Dialogue – The Greens' Party
Hungarian political party
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Dialogue – The Greens' Party (Hungarian: Párbeszéd – A Zöldek Pártja [ˈpaːrbɛseːd ɒː ˈzøldɛk ˈpaːrcɒ], prior to 2023 known as Dialogue for Hungary, Hungarian: Párbeszéd Magyarországért [ˈpaːrbɛseːd ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡeːrt]), in short Párbeszéd or Párbeszéd – Zöldek, is a green political party in Hungary that was formed in February 2013 by eight MPs who left the Politics Can Be Different (LMP) party. Since its foundation, the party has never independently participated in any election. In 2026, the party decided not to participate in the upcoming Hungarian parliamentary election.
PM
- Rebeka Szabó
- Tímea Szabó (managing)
Dialogue – The Greens' Party Párbeszéd – A Zöldek Pártja | |
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| Abbreviation | Párbeszéd – Zöldek PM |
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| Founded | 17 February 2013 |
| Split from | LMP – Hungary's Green Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[3] to left-wing[4] |
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| European affiliation | European Green Party (associate member) |
| Colours | Green |
| National Assembly | 0 / 199 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| County Assemblies | 0 / 381 |
| General Assembly of Budapest | 3 / 33 |
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| Website | |
| parbeszed.hu | |
History
The Dialogue for Hungary party had formed a coalition with the Together 2014 party; together, they won four seats in the national assembly and one seat in the European Parliament. Dialogue for Hungary took one seat from the four in the Hungarian parliament and had one representative in Brussels.
On 24 August 2016, spokesperson Bence Tordai announced that the shortened form of the party's name would change to "Dialogue".[5] In September 2016, the party's logo was changed to Párbeszéd (Dialogue), instead of "PM" by removing the word Hungary.
In the spring of 2018 the party formed an alliance with the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP). In the 2019 local elections the party's chairman Gergely Karácsony was elected as Mayor of Budapest.
In 2026, the party decided not to participate in 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election.
Symbols
Party logo, 2013–2016
Party logo, 2016–2023
Party logo, since 2023
Co-leaders
| Term | Male co-chair | Female co-chair | Managing co-chair |
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| 2013–2014 | Benedek Jávor | Tímea Szabó | Did not exist |
| 2014–2022 | Gergely Karácsony | ||
| 2022–2024 | Bence Tordai | Rebeka Szabó | |
| 2024– | Richárd Barabás | Tímea Szabó |
Election results
National Assembly
| Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | +/– | Status | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 2014[a] | Benedek Jávor Tímea Szabó |
1,317,879 | 26.85% (#2) | 1,290,806 | 25.57% (#2) | 1 / 199 |
New | Opposition |
| 2018[b] | Gergely Karácsony Tímea Szabó |
622,458 | 11.31% (#3) | 682,701 | 11.91% (#3) | 3 / 199 |
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Opposition |
| 2022[c] | 1,983,708 | 36.90% (#2) | 1,947,331 | 34.44% (#2) | 6 / 199 |
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Opposition | |
| 2026 | Did not contest | |||||||
European Parliament
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | EP Group |
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| 2014[a] | Benedek Jávor | 168,076 | 7.25 (#5) | 1 / 21 |
New | Greens/EFA |
| 2019[b] | Bertalan Tóth | 229,551 | 6.61 (#4) | 0 / 21 |
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| 2024[c] | Klára Dobrev | 367,162 | 8.03 (#3) | 0 / 21 |
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- Run in a joint list with Together 2014.
- Run as part of the DK–MSZP–Dialogue coalition.