Deák Party [SEP] inception
Deák Party
The Deák Party () was a political party in Hungary in the 1860s and 1870s led by Ferenc Deák.
History.
The Deák Party was founded in 1865 as the successor to the Address Party. It won the 1865 elections in Hungary, and also won a large majority in the 1869 elections following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. It won another majority in the 1872 elections, but Déak retired from public life in 1873, setting the party into decline.
In February 1875 it merged
1869 Hungarian parliamentary election
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.
Three parties ran for the seats; the supporters of the compromise founded the Deák Party, the partial opponents founded the Left Centre, and the total opponents founded the Far-Left. The two main parties were the Deák Party and the Left Centre. Finally the Deák Party won the 55.95% of the seats