Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania
Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania Erdélyi Magyar Néppárt | |
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| President | Zsolt Szilágyi |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Dissolved | November 2022 |
| Merged into | Hungarian Alliance of Transylvania |
| Headquarters | Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania |
| Ideology | Hungarian minority interests Conservatism Christian democracy Autonomism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance (EFA) |
| Website | |
| http://www.neppart.eu/ | |
The Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania[1] (Hungarian: Erdélyi Magyar Néppárt, EMNP; Romanian: Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania, PPMT) was a political party representing the Hungarian minority in Romania. It was founded in 2011.[2]
Party was dissolved after merge with Hungarian Civic Party to form Hungarian Alliance of Transylvania in November 2022.[3]
Ideology and objectives[edit]
It positions itself as an alternative for the Hungarian minority in Romania to the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ), the largest party representing the Hungarians/Magyars living in Romania. The party's aim is "to establish an own parliament and government in Transylvania" and to achieve autonomy for the Szeklerland.[4] It also advocates territorial autonomy for Partium.[5][6]
In June 2014, Tibor Toró made a proposal for the revision of the bilateral treaty between Romania and Hungary, which was signed in 1996: I think the basic treaty with Hungary should be amended to introduce a reference to the possibility of creating the legal framework of autonomy for national communities, specifically for Hungarians.[7]
This political organization is closely associated with the European MP László Tőkés, who was described by the president Tibor Toró as "the mentor of the party".[8]
In August 2021, the party proposed a similar law to the Hungarian anti-LGBT law.[9][10]
Electoral history[edit]
Legislative elections[edit]
| Election | Chamber | Senate | Position | Aftermath | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| 2012 | 47,955 | 0.65 | 0 / 412
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58,765 | 0.79 | 0 / 176
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7th | Opposition to USL government (2012–2014) |
| Opposition to PSD-UNPR-UDMR-PC government (2014) | ||||||||
| Opposition to PSD-UNPR-ALDE government (2014–2015) | ||||||||
| Neutral to the technocratic Cioloș Cabinet (2015–2017) | ||||||||
| 2016 | did not compete | Neutral to PSD-ALDE government (2017–2019) | ||||||
| Neutral to PSD minority government (2019) | ||||||||
| Neutral to PNL minority government (2019–2020) | ||||||||
Presidential elections[edit]
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
| 2014 | Zsolt Szilágyi | 53,146 | 0.56% |
10th | |||
| 2019 | did not compete | ||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ethnic Hungarian party in Romania says "Transylvania is not a colony of Bucharest"". budapesttelegraph.com. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ "Bejegyezték az EMNP-t". kitekinto.hu. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ "Două partide maghiare din România au fuzionat. Noul partid se numește Alianța Maghiară din Transilvania (AMT) și promovează autonomia" (in Romanian). G4Media.ro. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Cultural autonomy and territorial federalism: two voting options for Hungarians in Transylvania". nationalia.info. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Megalakult a Partiumi Autonómia Tanács". kitekinto.hu. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Nyílt pályázat a Partium jelképeinek megtervezésére". erdely.ma. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "PPMT propune analizarea revizuirii Tratatului româno-ungar, să fie cuprinse şi referiri la autonomie". 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Harghita: PPMT îi propune lui Tokes Laszlo să accepte să candideze la europarlamentare pe".
- ^ "Will Romania step up anti-LGBTQ legislation like Hungary? | DW | 11.08.2021". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ "'Nationalist' and far-right politicians try to push anti-LGBTQ law in Romania". 12 August 2021.
