Left Centre

The Left Centre was a political party in Hungary in the 1860s and 1870s led by Kálmán Tisza and Kálmán Ghyczy.

History

The Left Centre finished second to the Deák Party in elections in 1865 [Hungarian parliamentary election|1865], 1869 and 1872. It was opposed to the Austro-Hungarian [Compromise of 1867], and continued to demand an independent Hungarian army.
Despite its rivalry with the Deák Party, the two merged in February 1875 to form the Liberal [Party (Hungary)|Liberal Party]. A group of former Left Centre members broke away to reform the party in 1877, but it was not successful.