Social Democratic Party (Hungary)

The Social Democratic Party (Hungarian: Szociáldemokrata Párt, pronounced [ˈsot͡sijaːldɛmokrɒtɒ ˈpaːrt], SZDP) often known as the "Historic" Social Democratic Party ("történelmi" Szociáldemokrata Párt [ˈtørteːnɛlmi ˈsot͡sijaːldɛmokrɒtɒ ˈpaːrt], tSZDP) was a small Hungarian political party now considered to be practically defunct. It emerged following a split within the Hungarian Social Democratic Party (MSZDP) in 1989. Both the SZDP and MSZDP lay claim to the same heritage: the Social Democratic Party which was part of a governing coalition in Hungary between 1945 and 1948, and a short period in 1956, which itself was renamed from the Hungarian Social Democratic Party, previously established in 1890. Traditional areas of support were the industrial areas of Budapest, especially Óbuda, Pesterzsébet and Angyalföld.