Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary)
Christian Democratic People's Party Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt | |
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| Abbreviation | KDNP |
| President | Zsolt Semjén |
| Vice presidents | |
| Founded | 13 October 1944 |
| Legalised | 1989 |
| Preceded by | United Christian Party |
| Headquarters | 1141 Budapest, Bazsarózsa utca 69. |
| Youth wing | Young Christian Democratic Alliance |
| Women's wing | Christian Democratic People's Party Women's Wing |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right Historical: Right-wing |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| National affiliation | Fidesz–KDNP (since 2005) |
| European affiliation | Patriots.eu (since 2024) |
| European Parliament group | Patriots for Europe (since 2024) |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colors | Green Gold |
| Slogan | Több fényt! ('More Light!') |
| National Assembly | 8 / 199 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Website | |
| kdnp.hu | |
The Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungarian: Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt [ˈkɛrɛsteːɲdɛmokrɒtɒ ˈneːpːaːrt]), commonly known by its abbreviation KDNP (Hungarian: [ˈkaːdeːɛmpeː]) is a far-right Christian nationalist political party in Hungary. The party closely adheres to the beliefs and doctrines of the Catholic Church, which has a close relationship with the party and received significant amounts of money under the Fidesz–KDNP government.
While it is officially considered be the junior partner in an electoral alliance with the ruling party, Fidesz, it is practically considered to be a satellite party of Fidesz. The party has been unable to get into Parliament on its own since the 1990s (with the last time it did so being 1994), as it has fallen short of the election threshold of 5% of the vote. Without Fidesz, its support is now low enough that it can no longer be measured, and leading Fidesz politician János Lázár stated that Fidesz does not consider the government to be a coalition government.