Left Centre | |
Native Name: | Balközép |
Leader1 Title: | Historical leaders |
Leader1 Name: | Kálmán Tisza Kálmán Ghyczy |
Foundation: | 1865 |
Predecessor: | Resolution Party |
Successor: | Liberal F48P |
Headquarters: | Budapest, Hungary |
Colours: | Blue |
Country: | Hungary |
The Left Centre (hu|Balközép) was a political party in Hungary in the 1860s and 1870s led by Kálmán Tisza and Kálmán Ghyczy.[1]
The Left Centre finished second to the Deák Party in elections in 1865, 1869 and 1872. It was opposed to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and continued to demand an independent Hungarian army.[1]
Despite its rivalry with the Deák Party, the two merged in February 1875 to form the Liberal Party.[1] A group of former Left Centre members broke away to reform the party in 1877, but it was not successful.