influence, several other former left-wing politicians were placed on the national list, furthermore MDF entered into an electoral alliance with Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ), which suffered a crushing defeat during the 2009 European Parliament election. After the decision, the quits became a mass phenomenon, whole local party organizations ceased to exist. On the national election, MDF came to the fifth place and received only 2.67% of the votes, thus shut out of the legislature altogether for the first time since the transition to democracy, after twenty years. Bokros left MDF when the party dissolved in 2011. The successor party, Democratic Community of Welfare and Freedom (JESZ) called Bokros several times to give back his MEP mandate, but all relationship has been lost between Bokros and his former party. On 21 April 2013, Bokros founded the liberal conservative Modern Hungary Movement (MoMa). The party planned to run in the 2014 European Parliament election, however its registration was refused by the National Election Office (NVI). As a result, Bokros lost his European Parliament mandate. Bokros also ran for Mayor of Budapest in the 2014 municipal election. On 29 September 2014, two other candidates, the independent György Magyar and candidate of the leftist opposition parties' Ferenc Falus withdrew from the election and supported Bokros. Bokros received 36.04% of the votes and came to the second place after István Tarlós. He was supported by the Together 2014, Democratic Coalition and Budapest branch of the Hungarian Socialist Party. Personal life Bokros is married to Mária Gyetvai. They have two children, Ildikó and András. References External links Lajos BOKROS European Parliament profile Hungarian Spectrum: The Bokros package: pro and con 1954 births Living people Politicians from Budapest Hungarian economists Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Hungarian Socialist Party politicians Hungarian Democratic Forum politicians Finance ministers of Hungary Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1990–1994) Hungarian Democratic Forum MEPs MEPs for Hungary 2009–2014 Academic staff of Central European University Corvinus University of Budapest alumni Chief operating officers