Hungarian Working People's Party

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The Hungarian Working People's Party (Hungarian: Magyar Dolgozók Pártja, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈdolɡozoːk ˈpaːrcɒ], abbr. MDP) was the ruling Marxist-Leninist party of Hungary from 1948 to 1956. It was formed by a merger of the Hungarian Communist Party (MKP) and the Social Democratic Party of Hungary (MSZDP). However, the merger had actually occurred as a result of massive pressure brought to bear on the Social Democrats by both the Hungarian Communists, as well as the Soviet Union. The merger was almost entirely on Communist terms, and the few independent-minded Social Democrats who had not been sidelined by Communist salami tactics were pushed out in short order after the merger. This left the MDP as essentially the MKP under a new name. Other minor legal Hungarian political parties were allowed to continue as independent coalition parties until late 1949. However, they were completely subservient to the MDP. It was the dominant force in the Hungarian Independence People's Front, a popular...

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