Our Homeland Movement

Our Homeland Movement (Hungarian: Mi Hazánk Mozgalom) is a Hungarian far-right political party founded by Ásotthalom mayor and former Jobbik Vice-President László Toroczkai and other Jobbik dissidents that left the organization after the party's leadership moved away from its radical roots.

Our Homeland Movement
Mi Hazánk Mozgalom
AbbreviationMHM
PresidentLászló Toroczkai
Deputy PresidentDóra Dúró
Vice PresidentsIstván Apáti
Dávid Dócs
Előd Novák
Zoltán Pakusza
General SecretaryIstván Szabadi
FounderLászló Toroczkai
Founded23 June 2018 (2018-06-23)
Registered20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)
Split fromJobbik
Headquarters1085 Budapest, József krt. 43.
NewspaperMagyar Jelen
Youth wingYouth of Our Homeland
Paramilitary wingNemzeti Légió
(2019–2020)
Magyar Önvédelmi Mozgalom
(2020–)[1]
Membership (2020) 1300[2]
IdeologyHungarian nationalism[3]
National conservatism[4]
Hungarian irredentism[5]
Agrarianism[6]
Social conservatism[7]
Traditionalism[8]
Economic nationalism
Anti-corruption[9]
Hard Euroscepticism[10]
Anti-globalism
Anti-communism[11]
Anti-immigration[10]
Green conservatism[4]
Political positionFar-right[12][13]
ReligionCatholicism[14]
National affiliationMi Hazánk–FKgP
Colours  Green
  White
SloganIgazságot Magyarországnak!
(transl. Justice for Hungary!)
National Assembly
2 / 199
European Parliament
0 / 21
County Assemblies
8 / 381
Website
mihazank.hu

History

On 14 October 2018, the party's politicians announced the party would organize a youth wing. On November 7, 2018, László Toroczkai announced to the media that 3 former Jobbik politicians, István Apáti, Erik Fülöp and János Volner (who later left) joined his political party.[15]

In early 2019, the party made an alliance with the right-wing Hungarian Justice and Life Party and the agrarian Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party.[16]

In May 2019, it was announced the party would be forming the National Legion, a uniformed 'self-defense' group similar to Magyar Gárda, the paramilitary wing of the nationalist Jobbik party, which was banned in 2009.[17][18]

In 2019 local elections, the party managed to win 8 seats in counties' assemblies.

Policies

Although the party identifies itself as a "third way" party, opposing the policies of both the left-wing opposition and the right-wing governing party Fidesz, Our Homeland Movement and its ideologies have been described as far-right and extremist.[19]

The party strongly opposes LGBT rights. After the release of a children's book, Meseország mindenkié, which features LGBT members and ethnic minorities as characters, the Deputy President of the party, Dóra Dúró, proceeded to call the book "homosexual propaganda" on a press conference, and destroyed a copy of it on said conference by ripping out its pages and putting them through a paper shredder. The move caused significant controversy and garnered international attention.[20]

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the party has protested lockdown measures set in place by the government, accusing them of "inciting panic" and ruining the country.[21] The party also promotes vaccine hesitancy, launching a petition against using COVID-vaccines on children aged 12–15.[22]

The party supports the reintroduction of the death penalty.[23][24]

History of leaders
Image Name Entered office Left office Length of Leadership
1 László Toroczkai 23 June 2018 present 3 years, 5 months and 24 days

Electoral results

European Parliament
Election year # of overall votes  % of overall vote # of overall seats won +/-
2019 114,156 3.29% (6th)
0 / 21
 –

Mayoral, the last elections was in 2019:

Membership
The number of members of Our Homeland Movement
Year Membership
20191000[28]
20201300[29]

References
  1. "A Nemzeti Légió beolvadt a Magyar Önvédelmi Mozgalomba". Magyar jelen. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. https://magyarjelen.hu/szabadi-istvan-minden-valasztokeruletben-jeloltet-allit-a-mi-hazank/
  3. Cseresnyés, Péter (November 18, 2018). "Horthy Commemoration Revives Political Debate over His Regentship". Hungary Today. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. Pálfy, Dániel Ábel (September 2, 2019). "Bármikor vállalom az átvilágítást! – Toroczkai László a Mandinernek". Mandiner. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. "Toroczkai: Történelmet csinálunk". Magyar Nemzet. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  6. "Demográfiai földprogramot szorgalmaz a Mi Hazánk". Mandiner. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  7. "A Mi Hazánk szerint 50 százalékos béremelés volna igazságos a postásoknak". Mi Hazánk. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  8. "Mi Hazánk Party Aims to Protect "Northern Civilisation"". Hungary Today. January 28, 2019.
  9. "Mi Hazánk: nyomozást rendeltek el László Imre volt kabinetfőnökének ügyében". ATV. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  10. Vass, Ábrahám (May 21, 2019). "Mi Hazánk's EP Program: 'Roma Problem', Opposing Migration, Russia-Friendly Politicsp". Hungary Today. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  11. "Mi Hazánk Ifjai: kommunista nem lehet hős". Makó Híradó. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  12. Szijarto, Imre (June 14, 2020). "The Decline of Democracy in Hungary Is a Troubling Vision of the Future". Jacobin (magazine). Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  13. Cseresnyés, Péter (April 29, 2020). "Mi Hazánk Leader Sues Facebook for Damage to Reputation". Hungary Today. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  14. "Alapító Nyilatkozat - Mi Hazánk Mozgalom". Mi Hazánk. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  15. "Az exjobbikos Volner János: Nekünk nem lesz oligarchánk". origo.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  16. "A Független Kisgazdapárt is csatlakozna a MIÉP és a Mi Hazánk Mozgalom együttműködéséhez". Magyar Narancs. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  17. "Hungary far-right party forms uniformed 'self-defense' group". Fox News. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  18. "The National Legion — Far-right launches new paramilitary group in Hungary". Hungarian Free Press. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  19. Author, No (May 22, 2019). "Tension flares between Roma and nationalist extremists in Hungary". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  20. "A Children's Book Is Becoming a Symbol of Resistance in Hungary's Fight Over LGBT Rights". Time. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  21. "Hungarian far-right party protests lockdown". AP NEWS. April 20, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  22. "Mi Hazánk Launches Petition Against Vaccination Rollout for Children". Hungary Today. July 13, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  23. "Mi Hazánk Calls for Public Debate on Possibility of Reinstating Death Penalty". February 3, 2020.
  24. "New Hungarian radical party in favour of death penalty". July 26, 2018.
  25. "Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Ásotthalom (Csongrád megye)". Választás. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  26. "Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Cserháthaláp (Nógrád megye)". Választás. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  27. "Éberling Balázzsal, Homorúd polgármesterével bővült a Mi Hazánk Mozgalom". YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  28. "Magyarországi párttagok száma 2019". June 18, 2019.
  29. "Mi Hazánk tagok száma 2020". YouTube.
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