The head of the RMDSZ is sounding the alarm about this year's elections.

The Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (RMDSZ) must obtain 90 percent of the votes cast by Transylvanian Hungarians in order to be the winner of the 2024 Romanian election year, Kelemen Hunor stated at the meeting of the Union's Representative Council (SZKT) in Cluj.

In his political report, the president of the RMDSZ said: being a minority, it is not enough to get two-thirds of the votes. "With two-thirds, we are not even in the corner, (...) we need 90 percent of the votes cast," he underlined.

He said: two conditions must be met for the RMDSZ, the Transylvanian Hungarian community, to be the winner of the four elections in Romania - European Parliament, municipal, parliamentary and presidential.

One is that the Transylvanian Hungarians go to the polls in the same proportion as the majority Romanian community, and that the RMDSZ obtains 90 percent of the Hungarian votes cast.

He emphasized: for this, trust within the Transylvanian Hungarian community must be strengthened, which is why the RMDSZ will conclude cooperation negotiations with the two smaller Transylvanian Hungarian parties, the Hungarian Civil Force (MPE) and the Transylvanian Hungarian Alliance (EMSZ), by the end of February.

We must win, the Transylvanian Hungarians must win," said Kelemen Hunor,

underlining that this requires an understanding of the challenges. He reminded of the wars raging in the world, and in this regard, he stated that in a changing world, citizens want security, and the politician must present a planable vision of the future as a response.

"Our decision, our fate, is not preordained, but depends on us," underlined the president of the RMDSZ, who believes that the fateful year of 2024 will determine the fate of the community for many years to come.

He emphasized: for the association, the Hungarian interest is the first, which does not conflict with the interests of Romania, and everyone is needed to enforce this. “This is our shared story,” he said.

MTI

Cover photo: Kelemen Hunor
Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss