Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians
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Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians (Hungarian
: Vajdasági Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége (VMDK), Serbian
: Демократска заједница војвођанских Мађара (ДЗВМ), Demokratska zajednica vojvođanskih Mađara (DZVM) is an ethnic Hungarian
political party in Serbia
. It was led by Sándor Páll
until his death in 2010. The party's headquarters are in Bečej
. The Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians is part of Hungarian Coalition
, which also includes two other ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia.
in Serbia, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won 4 seats in the Serbian parliament.
, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won 7% of votes in the first election round.
, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won the majority of votes in Kanjiža
(50.91%), as well as plurality of votes in Senta
(31.87%), Bačka Topola
(46.25%), Mali Iđoš (37.18%), and Bečej
(29.63%).
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
: Vajdasági Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége (VMDK), Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
: Демократска заједница војвођанских Мађара (ДЗВМ), Demokratska zajednica vojvođanskih Mađara (DZVM) is an ethnic Hungarian
Hungarians in Vojvodina
Hungarians are the second largest ethnic group in the Vojvodina province in northern Serbia. According to the 2002 census, there are 290,207 ethnic Hungarians in Vojvodina who compose 14.28% of the provincial population. The number of ethnic Hungarians in the whole of Serbia is 293,299, and their...
political party in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It was led by Sándor Páll
Sándor Páll
Sándor Páll was an ethnic Hungarian politician in Serbia and leader of Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians....
until his death in 2010. The party's headquarters are in Bečej
Becej
Bečej is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District in Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 25,703, while Bečej municipality has 40,877 inhabitants. It is multiethnic town, with Hungarians and Serbs as largest ethnic groups...
. The Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians is part of Hungarian Coalition
Hungarian Coalition
The Hungarian Coalition ; Serbian: Мађарска Коалиција , Mađarska Koalicija ) is a political coalition composed of 3 ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia: the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians, and the Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians...
, which also includes two other ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia.
State elections
In the 2008 parliamentary electionsSerbian parliamentary election, 2008
A pre-term parliamentary election was held in the Serbia on 11 May 2008, barely a year after the previous parliamentary election. There were 6,749,886 eligible electors who were able to vote in 8,682 voting places, as well as 157 special voting places designed for refugees from...
in Serbia, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won 4 seats in the Serbian parliament.
Provincial elections
In the provincial elections in Vojvodina in 2008Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008
Parliamentary elections were held for the unicameral Assembly of Serbia's northern Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on 11 May 2008, with a second round to be held on 25 May 2008...
, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won 7% of votes in the first election round.
Local elections
In the local elections in Serbia in 2008Serbian local elections, 2008
Local elections were held in Serbia on 11 May 2008. According to the Constitutional Law adopted by the National Assembly on 30 September 2006 that proclaimed the new constitution, the parliamentary Speaker had to schedule the elections for local administrative units by 31 December 2007. He...
, the party was part of the Hungarian Coalition, which won the majority of votes in Kanjiža
Kanjiža
Kanjiža is a town and municipality in the North Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia...
(50.91%), as well as plurality of votes in Senta
Senta
Senta is a town and municipality on the bank of the Tisa river in the Vojvodina province, Serbia. Although geographically located in Bačka, it is part of the North Banat District...
(31.87%), Bačka Topola
Backa Topola
Bačka Topola is a town and municipality in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia...
(46.25%), Mali Iđoš (37.18%), and Bečej
Becej
Bečej is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District in Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 25,703, while Bečej municipality has 40,877 inhabitants. It is multiethnic town, with Hungarians and Serbs as largest ethnic groups...
(29.63%).