The shadow cabinet or shadow ministry is a feature of the Westminster system of government. It consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople who, under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, form an alternative cabinet to that of the government, and whose members shadow or mirror the positions of each individual member of the Cabinet. Their areas of responsibility, in parallel with the ruling party's ministries, may be referred to as a shadow portfolio. Members of a shadow cabinet have no executive power. It is the shadow cabinet's responsibility to scrutinise the policies and actions of the government, as well as to offer alternative policies. The shadow cabinet makes up the majority of the Official Opposition frontbench, as part of frontbenchers to the parliament.
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state. In some countries, the title of "Official Opposition" is conferred upon the largest political party sitting in opposition in the legislature, with said party's leader being accorded the title "Leader of the Opposition".
The Hungarian Socialist Party, commonly known by its acronym MSZP, is a centre-left to left-wing social-democratic and pro-European political party in Hungary.
The Alliance of Free Democrats – Hungarian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Hungary.
The Hungarian Democratic Forum was a centre-right political party in Hungary. It had a Hungarian nationalist, national-conservative, Christian-democratic ideology. The party was represented continuously in the National Assembly from the restoration of democracy in 1990 until 2010. It was dissolved on 8 April 2011.
Ferenc Gyurcsány is a Hungarian entrepreneur and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 2004 to 2009. Prior to that, he held the position of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports between 2003 and 2004.
The Hungarian Workers' Party is a communist party in Hungary led by Gyula Thürmer. Established after the fall of the communist Hungarian People's Republic, the party has yet to win a seat in the Hungarian parliament. Until May 2009, it was a member of the Party of the European Left. It was formed from, and considers itself the successor to, the former ruling Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party. Despite having run on every parliamentary elections since 1990, the party has never won seats.
The Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 – European Left, shortly European Left is a political party in Hungary. It was created in mid-November 2005 from the internal opposition of the Hungarian Workers' Party. Its leader is János Fratanolo.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 1 and 10 June 1910. The result was a victory for the National Party of Work, which won 256 of the 413 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 26 January and 4 February 1905. The result was a victory for the Party of Independence and '48, marking the first time the Liberal Party had lost power since 1875. Because of bad decisions after the elections, the Parliament was dissolved in 1906. Franz Joseph I of Austria ignored the result and instead of the victorious allied opposition he kept István Tisza in power, and then on 18 June he nominated baron Géza Fejérváry mashal as acting Prime Minister, which deepened the crisis.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 2 and 9 October 1901. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 277 of the 413 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 29 October and 4 November 1896. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 290 of the 413 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 29 January and 3 February 1892. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 243 of the 413 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 17 and 26 July 1887. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 263 of the 413 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 13 and 22 June 1884. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 234 of the 413 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 24 June and 3 July 1881. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 235 of the 413 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 5 and 14 August 1878. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 239 of the 413 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 1 July and 18 August 1875. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 333 of the 414 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 12 June and 9 July 1872. The result was a victory for the Deák Party, which won 245 of the 427 seats.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 9 and 13 March 1869. The main issues were the legitimisation of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 and the birth of Austria-Hungary. The compromise was created by the governing party. Hungary got more freedom and autonomy from Austria, but still in a mutual state with Austria and Franz Joseph I of Austria was crowned as the King of Hungary.
