Hungarian Democratic Forum

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, II. Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 73.
Ideology	Conservatism, Christian democracy, National conservatism, Hungarian nationalism, National populism
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
European Parliament group	European Conservatives and Reformists
Colours	Green
Website
http://www.mdf.hu/
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The Hungarian Democratic Forum (Hungarian: Magyar Demokrata Fórum, MDF) was a centre-right political party in Hungary. It had a Hungarian nationalist, national-conservative and 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 has 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 one MEP, Lajos Bokros, sat with the European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament.

The Hungarian Democratic Forum was founded in autumn of 1987, during the one-party rule of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSzMP). Its first meeting was in the village of Lakitelek in southern Hungary on 27 September 1987. Initially it was rather a loose political movement than a party.

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