Hungarian Democratic Forum
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| Hungarian Democratic Forum | |
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| Magyar Demokrata Fórum | |
| Leader | Ibolya Dávid |
| Founded | 27 September 1987 |
| Headquarters | 1025 Budapest, II. Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor 73. |
| Political ideology | Christian democracy, Centrism |
| International affiliation | |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| Colour(s) | Green |
| Website | www.mdf.hu |
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The Hungarian Democratic Forum (Hungarian: Magyar Demokrata Fórum), or MDF, is a conservative and Christian Democratic political party in Hungary, led by Ibolya Dávid.
Its emblematic figure was József Antall, Prime Minister between 1990 and 1993.
MDF is a conservative party. Several members were shut out.[1]
Before 2002 it was part of a coalition government with the larger Fidesz. It had 24 seats in the National Assembly between 2002 and 2006.
In the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections it gained 5.3% (164,025 votes) of the vote and elected 1 MEP and sits with the EPP-ED Group. MDF is a member of the European People's Party (EPP).
It received 5.04% (272,831 votes) of the votes in the 2006 parliamentary elections, thus securing its place in the next Parliament.
MDF has essentially split, with the majority of its parliamentary representatives ousted from the party. Ibolya Dávid regularly accuses Fidesz, the largest conservative force in Hungary of trying to annex her party. The two parties had a bitter quarrel following the first round of the 2006 parliamentary elections on the possible withdrawal of MDF candidates to support the Fidesz: the presidency of the party decided not to do this. However, a number of MDF candidates decided to withdraw at their own discretion.
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[edit] Parliamentary representation
| Year | Vote percentage | Seats | Popular votes | Ruling parties |
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| 1990 | 42.73% | 164 | 1,212,355 | MDF-FKGP-KDNP |
| 1994 | 11.73% | 38 | 633,342 | MSZP-SZDSZ |
| 1998 | 3.12% | 17 | 139,934 | FIDESZ-FKGP-MDF |
| 2002 | 41.07% | 188 (24) | 2,306,763 | MSZP-SZDSZ |
| 2006 | 5.04% | 11 | 272,831 | MSZP-SZDSZ |
Note: In 2002 the party had a joint list with Fidesz. The number of seats won by MDF is shown in parentheses.
[edit] MDF parliamentary group
- Ibolya Dávid
- Kálmán Katona
- Károly Herényi
- Miklós Csapody
- Péter Boross
- Kornél Almássy
- Zoltán Hock
- András Pettkó
- János Vas
- Péter Karsai
- András Csáky
[edit] MDF European Parliamentary Group
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ (Hungarian)Index: Öt képviselőt kizártak az MDF-frakcióból
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