Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians


The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, is an ethnic Hungarian political party representing the Hungarian minority in Serbia, primarily active in the province of Vojvodina.

History

Party was founded in 1997, its founder and former party chairman József Kasza was an honorary president of the party until his title was revoked because of various disagreements on party issues. It is an associate member of the European People's Party. Its current leader is István Pásztor, since 2008.

Positions held

Major positions held by Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians members:
President of the Assembly of VojvodinaYears
Sándor Egeresi2008–2012
István Pásztor2012–

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Presidential elections

Provincial elections

At the 2004 provincial election in Vojvodina, the party won 8.50% of votes in the one-round voting system, and was part of the ruling coalition in the Vojvodina provincial parliament.
At the 2008 provincial election in Vojvodina, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won 7% of votes in the first election round.
At the 2012 provincial election in Vojvodina, the party won 6.15% of votes in the first election round.

Local elections

In the 2004 local elections, the party won the largest number of seats in the municipal parliaments of Subotica, Senta, Bačka Topola, Mali Iđoš, Kanjiža and Čoka.
In the 2008 local elections, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which also included two other ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia, and which won the majority of votes in Kanjiža, as well as plurality of votes in Senta, Bačka Topola, Mali Iđoš, and Bečej.
Since the introduction of the multi-party system in Serbia, the mayor of Subotica was often from the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians. That has changed after local elections 2008, when Democratic Party won the largest number of votes in this city.
In the 2012 local elections, the party won the largest number of seats in the municipal parliaments of Kanjiža, Senta, Bačka Topola, Mali Iđoš, and Čoka. Democratic Party won more votes than the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians in Subotica, Bečej, and Ada, in which largest part of population was of Hungarian ethnicity, according to 2002 census.