Tisza Party

Tisza Party

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The '''Respect and Freedom Party''',{{efn|{{Langx|hu|Tisztelet és Szabadság Párt}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈtistɛlɛt ˈeːʃ ˈsɒbɒtʃːaːɡ ˈpaːrt|pron|small=no}}.}} commonly known by its Hungarian abbreviations '''Tisza Party''' and '''TISZA''',{{efn|Pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|iː|s|ə}} {{respell|TEES|ə}}; {{Langx|hu|Tisza Párt}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈtisɒ ˈpaːrt|pron|small=no}}.}} is a [[Conservatism|conservative]], [[Centrism|centre]] to [[centre-right politics|centre-right]], [[pro-Europeanism|pro-European]], and [[populism|populist]] [[List of political parties in Hungary|political party in Hungary]].
The '''Respect and Freedom Party''',{{efn|{{Langx|hu|Tisztelet és Szabadság Párt}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈtistɛlɛt ˈeːʃ ˈsɒbɒtʃːaːɡ ˈpaːrt|pron|small=no}}.}} commonly known by its Hungarian abbreviations '''Tisza Party''' and '''TISZA''',{{efn|Pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|iː|s|ə}} {{respell|TEES|ə}}; {{Langx|hu|Tisza Párt}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈtisɒ ˈpaːrt|pron|small=no}}.}} is a [[Conservatism|conservative]], [[Centrism|centre]] to [[centre-right politics|centre-right]], [[pro-Europeanism|pro-European]], and [[populism|populist]] [[List of political parties in Hungary|political party in Hungary]].


The party was founded in 2020. It rapidly rose to prominence after 2024 when former [[Fidesz]] member [[Péter Magyar]] joined; members of his non-party movement "Stand up Hungarians Community" assumed the majority of positions in the party to take part in the [[2024 European Parliament election in Hungary|2024 European Parliament election]], and won 7 seats in the [[European Parliament]]. The party is led by Magyar, who was elected party leader on 22 July 2024. [[Zoltán Tarr]] and [[Andrea Bujdosó]] are serving as the party's [[parliamentary leader]]s in the European Parliament and the [[General Assembly of Budapest]], respectively. The party won a two-thirds [[supermajority]] in the [[2026 Hungarian parliamentary election|parliamentary election held on 12 April 2026]], with the power to amend the [[Constitution of Hungary]] in the [[National Assembly (Hungary)|National Assembly]], ending the 16-year tenure of the [[Hungary under Viktor Orbán|regime]] of [[Viktor Orbán]] and [[Fidesz]].
The party was founded in 2020. It rapidly rose to prominence after 2024 when former [[Fidesz]] member [[Péter Magyar]] joined; members of his non-party movement "Stand up Hungarians Community" assumed the majority of positions in the party to take part in the [[2024 European Parliament election in Hungary|2024 European Parliament election]], and won 7 seats in the [[European Parliament]]. The party is led by Magyar, who was elected party leader on 22 July 2024. [[Zoltán Tarr]] and [[Andrea Bujdosó]] are serving as the party's [[parliamentary leader]]s in the European Parliament and the [[General Assembly of Budapest]], respectively. The party won a two-thirds [[supermajority]] in the [[2026 Hungarian parliamentary election|parliamentary election held on 12 April 2026]], with the power to amend the [[Constitution of Hungary]] in the [[National Assembly (Hungary)|National Assembly]], ending the [[Hungary under Viktor Orbán|16-year regime]] of [[Viktor Orbán]] and [[Fidesz]].


A member of the [[European People's Party Group]], the party has variously been described as [[conservative]], [[Liberal conservatism|liberal conservative]], [[Conservative liberalism|conservative liberal]], and [[populism|populist]]. It is [[pro-Europeanism|pro-European]] and holds a pro-Western foreign policy, favoring improving relations with the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]] and adopting the [[Euro]]. The party supports measures to fight corruption and is critical of what it calls the "[[mafia state]]" of Viktor Orbán, calling for Hungary to join the [[European Public Prosecutor's Office]] and take measures to make the judiciary independent. It proposes stronger checks and balances on the government, calling for the [[President of Hungary]] to be popularly elected and has proposed holding a referendum to limit the Prime Minister to serving a maximum of 2 terms to a total of 8 years.
A member of the [[European People's Party Group]], the party has variously been described as [[conservative]], [[Liberal conservatism|liberal conservative]], [[Conservative liberalism|conservative liberal]], and [[populism|populist]]. It is [[pro-Europeanism|pro-European]] and holds a pro-Western foreign policy, favoring improving relations with the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]] and adopting the [[Euro]]. The party supports measures to fight corruption and is critical of what it calls the "[[mafia state]]" of Viktor Orbán, calling for Hungary to join the [[European Public Prosecutor's Office]] and take measures to make the judiciary independent. It proposes stronger checks and balances on the government, calling for the [[President of Hungary]] to be popularly elected and has proposed holding a referendum to limit the Prime Minister to serving a maximum of 2 terms to a total of 8 years.