Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania

Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania

*Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség*
*Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România*
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség; Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România
President	Hunor Kelemen
Leader in the Senate	Lóránd Turos
Leader in the Chamber of Deputies	Botond Csoma
Founded	25 December 1989
Headquarters	Bucharest (presidency); Cluj-Napoca (presidency and executive presidency)
Ideology	Hungarian minority interests; Transylvanianism; Social conservatism; Economic nationalism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	National Coalition for Romania (CNR) (2021–2023)
European affiliation	European People's Party (EPP)
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International (CDI)
European Parliament group	European People's Party Group (EPP Group)
Senate	9 / 136
Chamber of Deputies	20 / 330
European Parliament	2 / 33
Mayors	199 / 3,176
County Presidents	4 / 41
County Councilors	92 / 1,340
Local Council Councilors	2,360 / 39,900
Party flag
Website
	www.dahr.ro
	Politics of Romania; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a political party in Romania which aims to represent the significant Hungarian minority of Romania.^[12]

Officially considering itself a federation of minority interests rather than a party,^[1] from the 1990 general elections onwards the DAHR has had parliamentary representation in the Romanian Senate and Chamber of Deputies. From 1996 onwards the DAHR has been a junior coalition partner in several governments. It has been described as having close ties with Hungary’s socially-conservative longtime ruling Fidesz party and, implicitly, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.^[13]

The party is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and Centrist Democrat International (CDI).

^ ^a ^b James P. Niessen (2005). "Romania". In Richard C. Frucht (ed.). Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 767. ISBN 978-1-57607-800-6.
^ UDMR statute Archived May 29, 2003, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian); UDMR contacts Archived May 14, 2003, at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Romania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ "Legătura stranie dintre Viktor Orbán şi UDMR". 27 February 2019.
^ "UDMR mizează pe transilvanism - Hunor Kelemen a primit o nou mandat de președinte". May 2023.
^ "Transilvanismul şi Centenarul | Agenția de presă Rador". 8 August 2017.
^ Liberă, Europa (23 February 2019). "Cum vede UDMR viitorul Transilvaniei". Europa Liberă România.
^ "Senatul a adoptat tacit un proiect de lege anti-LGBT depus de șapte parlamentari UDMR și similar celui din Ungaria lui Viktor Orban".
^ "Varujan Vosganian (PNL): Harghita si Covasna nu pot trai autonom pentru ca sunt sarace si depind de Bucuresti".
^ Terry, Chris (19 May 2014). "Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR)". The Democratic Society. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019.
^ Păun, Nicolae; Ciceo, Georgiana; Domuţa, Dorin (2009). "Religious Interactions of the Romanian Political Parties. Case Study: The Christian-Democratic Connection". Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies. 8 (24): 104–132.
^ Zoltan Kantor (2008). "Institutionalizing nationalism". In Andrew M. Blasko; Diana Januauskiene (eds.). Political Transformation and Changing Identities in Central and Eastern Europe. CRVP. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-56518-246-2.
^ Necșuțu, Mădălin (16 February 2022). "Romanian Hungarians Advocate Laws to Stop 'Gender Ideology Assault'". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[Niessen2005-1] James P. Niessen (2005). "Romania". In Richard C. Frucht (ed.). Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 767. ISBN 978-1-57607-800-6.

[2] UDMR statute Archived May 29, 2003, at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian); UDMR contacts Archived May 14, 2003, at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)

[3] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Romania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[4] "Legătura stranie dintre Viktor Orbán şi UDMR". 27 February 2019.

[5] "UDMR mizează pe transilvanism - Hunor Kelemen a primit o nou mandat de președinte". May 2023.

[6] "Transilvanismul şi Centenarul | Agenția de presă Rador". 8 August 2017.

[7] Liberă, Europa (23 February 2019). "Cum vede UDMR viitorul Transilvaniei". Europa Liberă România.

[8] "Senatul a adoptat tacit un proiect de lege anti-LGBT depus de șapte parlamentari UDMR și similar celui din Ungaria lui Viktor Orban".

[9] "Varujan Vosganian (PNL): Harghita si Covasna nu pot trai autonom pentru ca sunt sarace si depind de Bucuresti".

[demsoc-10] Terry, Chris (19 May 2014). "Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR)". The Democratic Society. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019.

[11] Păun, Nicolae; Ciceo, Georgiana; Domuţa, Dorin (2009). "Religious Interactions of the Romanian Political Parties. Case Study: The Christian-Democratic Connection". Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies. 8 (24): 104–132.

[Kantor2008-12] Zoltan Kantor (2008). "Institutionalizing nationalism". In Andrew M. Blasko; Diana Januauskiene (eds.). Political Transformation and Changing Identities in Central and Eastern Europe. CRVP. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-56518-246-2.

[13] Necșuțu, Mădălin (16 February 2022). "Romanian Hungarians Advocate Laws to Stop 'Gender Ideology Assault'". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

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