The Hungarian Justice and Life Party (Hungarian: Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja, MIÉP) is a far-right nationalist political party in Hungary led by István Csurka. It was founded in 1993.
At the legislative elections in 1998 the party won 5.5% of the votes and gained parliamentary representation, with 14 seats.
At the 2002 elections, April 7 and 20, 2002, the party won 4.4% of the popular vote and no seats.
In 2005, MIÉP joined forces with a newer, right-wing political party, namely Jobbik (Movement for a Better Hungary). The new political formation has been registered under the name the MIÉP-Jobbik Third Way Alliance of Parties and it purports to speak for Christians, stands up for the rights of Hungarian minorities in the neighbouring countries and boasts a "law and order" agenda, in order to crack down on crime.
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