Jobbik

Movement for a Better Hungary
Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom
AbbreviationJobbik
PresidentMárton Gyöngyösi
Deputy PresidentAnita Potocskáné Kőrösi
Founded24 October 2003; 21 years ago (2003-10-24)
HeadquartersBudapest
IdeologyNationalism
Conservatism
Green politics
Eco-socialism
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationEuropean Christian Political Movement
Colours  Green
  Red
National Assembly
9 / 199
European Parliament
0 / 21
County Assemblies
2 / 381
Website
www.jobbik.hu

The Movement for a Better Hungary (Hungarian: Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom), commonly known as Jobbik, is a conservative political party in Hungary.

Originating with radical and nationalist roots,at its beginnings, the party described itself as "a principled, conservative and radically patriotic Christian party", whose "fundamental purpose" is the protection of "Hungarian values and interests." In 2014, the party was described as an "anti-Semitic organization" by The Independent and a "neo-Nazi party" by the president of the European Jewish Congress. From 2015 to 2020, the party started to re-define itself as a more moderate conservative people's party and changed the controversial elements of its communication, culminating with its new declaration of principles now defining itself as a centre-right, pro-European party with some residual moderated nationalist tendencies (the position Fidesz originally occupied). According to the party's "Declaration of Principles", Jobbik will "always focus on the interests of Hungary and the Hungarian people instead of a political group or an ideology. On the other hand, Jobbik reject[s] hatemongering and extreme political views that are contrary to Christian values and ethics

After the Hungarian parliamentary elections on 8 April 2018, the party polled 1,092,806 votes, securing 19.06% of the total, making it Hungary's second-largest party in the National Assembly.


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