"Our political community is prepared, elections can be held in Romania at any time, we will make it a success in Háromszék"
The Hungarians of Třámszék trust the Hungarian government more than the Romanian state or European Union institutions, but they are also satisfied with the work of the local and county government, according to the survey presented on Thursday in Sepsiszentgyörgy.
Sándor Tamás, president of the tripartite organization of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (RMDSZ), and sociologist Gergő Barna presented the results of the Tripartite Monitor survey.
It was stated at the press conference: the data collection took place between September 21 and October 13, 2023, on a representative sample of 1,877 adults of the Hungarian adult population of Kovászna county, with a higher number of subsamples for four cities: Kézdivásárhely, Kovászna, Barót and Sepsiszentgyörgy. In the case of the latter, the opinion of Romanian residents was also measured.
Most respondents answered the question about trust in institutions
- 83 percent - nominated the government of Hungary, followed by the local government with 73 percent. 31 percent trust in the European Union, 27 percent in NATO, while 18 percent of the Hungarians in Triumvirate trust the head of state of Romania, 17 percent in the Romanian government, and 15 percent in the Romanian parliament.
According to the data, 18 percent think that things are going in the right direction in Romania, 78 percent believe the opposite. Gergő Barna stated: The Hungarians from Trászék are generally pessimistic about Romania, but the current ratio is even higher than average.
On the other hand, two-thirds of them are satisfied with their own living conditions, and 62 percent said that things are moving in the right direction when asked about the development of settlements. "This is now a reversal of the trend," pointed out the sociologist, who said that previously this ratio did not exceed 50 percent.
Similar to Romania
in matters related to the European Union, according to 73 percent of the respondents, things are going in the wrong direction; 72 percent believe that immigrants are more important to the Union than the issue of national minorities, 64 percent at the same time admit that many developments have taken place thanks to the EU, and the same number think that Romania has joined the European community as a whole.
Gergő Barna stated: the Hungarians of Trászék are generally very critical of the union, and this is outlined along the lines of minority issues. According to 78 percent, it is nevertheless important for Hungarian representatives to be present in the European Parliament.
The central question of the survey was the assessment of this year's Romanian elections. Local government elections are considered important by 83 percent of respondents, parliamentary elections by 74 percent, presidential elections by 73 percent, and EP elections by 67 percent. In the county of Kovászna, which typically ends with a low participation rate in Romanian elections, the proportion of sure voters at the time of the survey was 56 percent.
In the case of the Kovászna county government, 82 percent of the confirmed Hungarian voters would vote for the RMDSZ, 8 percent for the Transylvanian Hungarian Association (EMSZ) and 1.2 percent for the recently formed Hungarian Civil Force (MPE), the support of individual Romanian parties is even lower than the latter .
Among the politicians, Sándor Tamás, chairman of the county council, and Antal Árpád, mayor of Sepsiszentgyörgy, lead the way in terms of recognition and popularity.
In Sepsiszentgyörgy, Romanian residents agree to the same extent as Hungarians - more than two-thirds - that things are going in the right direction, and about 7 percent of them would vote for RMDSZ instead of Romanian parties.
"Our political community is prepared, elections can be held in Romania at any time, we will make it a success in Háromszék"
- Sándor Tamás evaluated the results, according to whom the growing trend in the support of the RMDSZ is the result of credible work and advocacy.
MTI
Front page image: Illustration / Csíkszereda, April 3, 2022.
A man dressed in traditional Czángo costume casts his vote in the Hungarian national assembly election and child protection referendum at the Hungarian Consulate General in Csíkszereda on April 3, 2022.
MTI/Nándor Veres
