# Left Centre

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The **Left Centre** (Hungarian: *Balközép*) was a political party in [Hungary](/source/Hungary) in the 1860s and 1870s led by [Kálmán Tisza](/source/K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1n_Tisza) and [Kálmán Ghyczy](/source/K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1n_Ghyczy).[1]

## History

The Left Centre finished second to the [Deák Party](/source/De%C3%A1k_Party) in elections in [1865](/source/1865_Hungarian_parliamentary_election), [1869](/source/1869_Hungarian_parliamentary_election) and [1872](/source/1872_Hungarian_parliamentary_election). It was opposed to the [Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867](/source/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](/source/Liberal_Party_(Hungary)).[1] A group of former Left Centre members broke away to reform the party in 1877, but it was not successful.

## References

1. Vincent E McHale (1983) *Political parties of Europe*, Greenwood Press, p505 ISBN 0-313-23804-9

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