Hungary Adopts a Multiparty System
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Hungary
- Date: January-October, 1989
Article abstract: Hungary adopts a multiparty system, becoming the first Eastern bloc country to establish constitutional guarantees for free elections with competitive political parties.
Summary of Event
Years before the Eastern European revolutions of 1989-1990, Hungary’s Communist regime, more than any other in the region, initiated a gradual process of political and economic liberalization. After the overthrow of Imre Nagy in 1956, there continued to be advocates of Nagy’s liberalism within the communist party—named the Hungarian Social Workers...
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