Hungarian Democratic Forum

Hungarian Democratic Forum

Magyar Demokrata Fórum
Hungarian Democratic Forum Magyar Demokrata Fórum
First leader	Zoltán Bíró
Last leader	Zsolt Makay
Founded	27 September 1987
Dissolved	8 April 2011
Succeeded by	Democratic Community of Welfare and Freedom (JESZ)
Headquarters	1025 Budapest, Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 73.
Newspaper	Magyar Fórum (1988–1993)
Youth wing	Youth Democratic Forum
Ideology	Christian democracy; Conservatism; Hungarian nationalism; National conservatism; Right-wing populism;
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	European People's Party (2004–2009); Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (from 2009);
European Parliament group	European People's Party–European Democrats (2004–2009); European Conservatives and Reformists (from 2009);
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
Colours	Green
Website
	mdf.hu
	Politics of Hungary; Political parties; Elections;

The Hungarian Democratic Forum (Hungarian: Magyar Demokrata Fórum, MDF) was a centre-right political party in Hungary. It had a Hungarian nationalist, national-conservative, Christian-democratic ideology. The party was represented continuously in the National Assembly from the restoration of democracy in 1990 until 2010. It was dissolved on 8 April 2011.

The MDF was the largest party on Hungary's emergence as a democratic country under the leadership of József Antall, Prime Minister between 1990 and 1993. Since then, its representation receded, with the party playing the role of junior coalition partner to Fidesz from 1998 to 2002, and in opposition otherwise.

It was a member of the Centrist Democrat International and was a member of the European People's Party until 2009, when it joined the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists. The MDF's first MEP, Péter Olajos, was a member of the European People's Party–European Democrats group from 2004 to 2009, while Lajos Bokros sat with the European Conservatives and Reformists from 2009 in the European Parliament.

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^ ^a ^b Szarvas, Lászlo (1995), "Parties and Party Factions in the Hungarian Parliament", Hungary, Frank Cass & Co., pp. 121–122
^ Spirova, Maria (2007), Political Parties in Post-Communist Societies: Formation, Persistence, and Change, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 61
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^ ^a ^b Hanley, Seán (2006), "Getting the Right Right: Redefining the Centre-Right in Post-Communist Europe", Centre-Right Parties in Post-Communist East-Central Europe, Routledge, p. 21
^ Renwick, Alan (2002), "The Role of Non-Elite Forces in Hungary's Negotiated Revolution", The Roundtable Talks of 1989: The Genesis of Hungarian Democracy, Central European University Press, p. 195
^ Jeffries, Ian (2002), Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition, Routledge, p. 212

[Calvocoressi-1] Calvocoressi, Peter (2001), World Politics, 1945-2000 (Eighth ed.), Pearson Education, p. 323

[Szarvas-2] Szarvas, Lászlo (1995), "Parties and Party Factions in the Hungarian Parliament", Hungary, Frank Cass & Co., pp. 121–122

[3] Spirova, Maria (2007), Political Parties in Post-Communist Societies: Formation, Persistence, and Change, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 61

[Bugajski1995-4] Janusz Bugajski (1995). Ethnic Politics in Eastern Europe: A Guide to Nationality Policies, Organizations, and Parties. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 462–. ISBN 978-0-7656-1911-2.

[5] Bakke, Elisabeth (2010), "Central and East European party systems since 1989", Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989, Cambridge University Press, p. 80

[6] Hloušek, Vít; Kopeček, Lubomír (2010), Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties: East-Central and Western Europe Compared, Ashgate, p. 115

[Hanley-7] Hanley, Seán (2006), "Getting the Right Right: Redefining the Centre-Right in Post-Communist Europe", Centre-Right Parties in Post-Communist East-Central Europe, Routledge, p. 21

[8] Renwick, Alan (2002), "The Role of Non-Elite Forces in Hungary's Negotiated Revolution", The Roundtable Talks of 1989: The Genesis of Hungarian Democracy, Central European University Press, p. 195

[9] Jeffries, Ian (2002), Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition, Routledge, p. 212

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