The Romanian Hungarian Democratic Union (RMDSZ) expects that together with the social democrats and the liberals they can have a government majority in the Romanian parliament, but does not rule out the possibility of a grand coalition either - Kelemen Hunor, the president of the Hungarian party in Romania, spoke about this on the Kossuth radio morning program on Tuesday. According to the president, it is important that they have influence, because the anti-Hungarian parties have become very strong. The association recommends that Transylvanian Hungarians choose "the lesser evil", Elena Lasconi, in the second round of the Romanian presidential election to be held on Sunday.

In Sunday's election, seven parties made it to the parliament, the AUR, known for its anti-Hungarianism, finished second.

According to Kelemen Hunor's analysis, there is also a chance that a grand coalition will include everyone, except for the AUR and the Young People's Party - "they are the ones who grew out of the same tribe and are anti-Hungarian, which they have already proven a thousand times".

He said that he thinks there is a good chance that they will be in government, but that the negotiations will only reach the finish line after the presidential election on December 8.

Kelemen Hunor emphasized that a balanced parliamentary majority is needed that guarantees stability and economic growth, which "won't work very well" without the RMDSZ.

However, he also added:

a situation may arise where the conditions are not met and they cannot get into government, but this would mean that the Hungarian party would have no influence on the government.

The RMDSZ won 6.4 percent of the votes in Sunday's Romanian parliamentary election, with 240,000 more people voting for the Hungarian party than in the last election.

The president said that the fact that a presidential election is being held in Romania in addition to the parliamentary one has increased interest and mobilization.

The Hungarian community came together, understood the danger, our message, and took responsibility for themselves and their homeland, even those who had not voted in a long time took part in the election, because society sensed the real danger, he added.

One third of the parliament will consist of extreme, anti-Hungarian parties, which were less strong until now, but now their strength has tripled.

Kelemen Hunor believed that the voters of these parties are not all anti-Hungarian, but they are angry people, angry at the political elite, the past years, but even the last 25-30 years, they voted against the existing system.

He recalled that the AUR came to the public's attention by vandalizing the Hungarian military cemetery, "and in 2020 they entered the parliament without showing anything other than anti-Hungarian actions, but I wouldn't call their voters 100 percent anti-Hungarian."

According to Kelemen Hunor, many people simply voted for the "unlawful" parties, which were not yet in government, although, he added, many of them were people from the pre-'89 regime.

In Romania, the second round of the presidential election will be held on December 8, the first round was won by the far-right Calin Georgescu, who ran as an independent, and the second place was won by the liberal Elena Lasconi.

The RMDSZ supports Elena Lasconi as the lesser evil, and they ask their own voters to do the same.

In response to a journalist's question regarding Elena Lasconi's previous statement that she would prevent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's visit to Romania as head of state, she said: the Hungarian prime minister cannot be declared persona non grata if the RMDSZ becomes part of the government majority, this cannot happen.

The president listed the preservation of minority rights, economic growth, support for small and medium-sized enterprises, the health and education system in order, and the adjustment of the budget among the most important governmental tasks, because the deficit and the national debt are large.

He said that family policy and support for young families are important, they must be given perspective and hope.

"If we can't give a good answer to the population decline, then we are completely useless in the parliament and the government," said Kelemen Hunor.

MTI / civilek.info

Front page photo: Kelemen Hunor, the president of the Romanian Hungarian Democratic Union (RMDSZ) speaks to the press at the results of the Romanian parliamentary elections in Cluj, at the headquarters of the union on December 1, 2024. On this day, voters decided on the composition of the bicameral parliament.
MTI/MTI Photo Editor/Gábor Kiss