On June 9, there will be combined European Parliament and municipal elections in Romania, the stake of which is that "Hungarians have strength and a voice at home and in Europe."
"This is what RMDSZ wants, and only we want this! Those who vote for the RMDSZ on June 9 will be voting for Hungarian unity and the victory of the Hungarians," pointed out Kelemen Hunor, the president of the RMDSZ, who understands that the epidemic and then the various crises have increased uncertainty and hopelessness number of people, but he sees it as:
the task of the RMDSZ is to be there for the people and the community even in difficult times.
"We also see that people also rightfully feel that the leaders of Romania and the European Union have failed them and left them alone with their problems. They feel that the economic development promised upon joining the EU fell well short of expectations, that some European Union leaders see us as cheap labor rather than as a value-creating community. They keep hearing that Europe is united, but meanwhile they see that our entry into Schengen has been postponed for more than a decade. This is infuriating and incomprehensible! When others, the leaders of the government and EU institutions, turn away from the people, it is our task to give them a voice, to fight for them, to use our own means to change this situation," Kelemen Hunor pointed out.
The head of the RMDSZ stated: the AUR is the enemy of the Hungarians.
"We shouldn't be careful here, we have to say it, we have to face it. We saw how they danced on the graves of our grandfathers in the Úzvölgy, and also how they attack our flags, symbols, and mother tongue. We see what they do in the parliament: they are aggressive, they incite hatred, they are violent. As much as we hope they will stop on their own, they won't. Because they believe in it. But let's look at the numbers: AUR entered the parliament with less than 10 percent in 2020, barely a year after its establishment. Today, according to public opinion polls, 25 percent of Romanian voters would vote for them and for the party of the other Hungarian insulter, Ms. Șoșoacă. They will certainly be there in the European Parliament, and from June 9 they will also continue their anti-Hungarian work in the municipalities. We cannot afford not to be there. We have to fight them!” Kelemen Hunor pointed out.
When it comes to the EP elections, the topic of what two MEPs can do in Brussels regularly comes up. What are the two of them good for? The president of the RMDSZ gave a laconic answer to the question: "Pragmatically speaking: two are more than none!"
Expressing his thoughts, he said: "The two representatives can fight together with our allies for our rights and for the support owed to the Hungarian community. So that EU funds for our families, farmers, businesses and settlements go to Transylvania and not elsewhere. We send the representatives there with tasks and assignments. It won't be easy for them. We expect them to hear the voice of the Hungarians in Brussels, and not to interpret the message of Brussels in Transylvania - the representatives of the Romanian parties in the European Parliament are there for the latter".
The support of 200,000 people is needed in order for the Hungarian coalition to start the elections. The organizations, staff and volunteers of the RMDSZ are already collecting signatures across the country.
"This is only the first step, but it clearly shows the strength that stands behind us, the RMDSZ and its allies, and this will give a lot of momentum in the next campaign period. I respectfully ask everyone, if you haven't already done so, to support us now, to sign so that Hungarians have a voice and strength at home and in Europe," Kelemen Hunor said.
The president of the RMDSZ drew attention to the fact that the very high turnout in the elections carries certain dangers for the RMDSZ:
"According to what we know today, two-thirds of Romanian voters will go to vote, and this really entails a serious danger. Hungarians must know two things: on the one hand, there will be RMDSZ lists everywhere, so it is very important to vote for RMDSZ on the European Parliament list even in the scattered areas where there is no Hungarian mayor. On the other hand, where the mayor is Hungarian, it doesn't matter how many votes the RMDSZ gets. Since we are being measured nationally, and the majority of Romanians will go to vote, our community cannot stay at home either. Because then others decide about us. Nothing worse than that. It can't happen that it doesn't come together, we Hungarians can't be left behind! We have to be there in Brussels if we want change in the European Union!" Kelemen Hunor concluded his speech.
Cover photo: Kelemen Hunor, president of the Romanian Hungarian Democratic Association (RMDSZ)
Source: MTI/Gábor Kiss
