1944_Hungarian_parliamentary_election

1944 Hungarian parliamentary election

1944 Hungarian parliamentary election

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Elections for the National Interim Assembly were held in Hungary in November 1944.[1] Members were elected at public meetings in 45 cities and towns in areas held by the Red Army.[1] An additional 160 members were elected in liberated areas on 2 April and 24 June 1945.[2]

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The Hungarian Communist Party won 89 of the 230 seats, increasing to 166 of the 498 seats after the 1945 elections.[1] The Assembly first convened in Debrecen on 21 and 22 December 1944, establishing a new government and declaring war on Nazi Germany.[1] Its second session was held in Budapest in September 1945, establishing fresh elections and passing legislation on land redistribution.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p914 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. [2]
    Nohlen & Stöver, p900
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