The Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary: “The policy towards Romania is determined by what UDMR says”/ Explanations for Orban's controversial statements
The Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary, Semjén Zsolt, said on Thursday afternoon, at an organized debate at the Summer University of Băile Tuşnad, that Hungary's policy towards Romania is defined by what the UDMR says and no political gesture is done from Budapest to the detriment of the Hungarians abroad.
“Regarding Transylvania, regarding Romania, from a political point of view, nothing can happen from the Hungarian government that contravenes the interests of Romania, respectively the interests of the Hungarians abroad. Our policy is determined, defined, why the UDMR says (…) We cannot imagine a history that contravenes the interests,” Agerpres.
The statement was made in the context in which the Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary was asked about the statements of May of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Tihany, interpreted as a closeness to the gold leader George Simion.
After initially seemed to support George Simion, Viktor Orban spoke on the phone with Kelemen Hunor and reached another conclusion: “We collaborate to promote the life and existence of Hungarians in Transylvania”
“A simple error”
Semjén Zsolt said that, following the discussions with the Hungarian leaders in Romania, “in a few seconds there was a settlement of the subject at the place where it should be” and believes that Viktor Orban's relationship with the Hungarian community was not affected by these statements, reminding the constant support provided by the Budapest government.
“We have a work of a life in the middle. Citizenship, for example, supporting Hungarian communities abroad, a support that they have never obtained before the Orban government.
And the leader of UDMR Kelemen Hunor referred to the statements of Viktor Orban before the presidential elections in Romania and their effects among the electorate.
“Viktor Orban, regardless of whether he was in government or opposition, was always extremely popular in Transylvania and (…) was not popular because he provided financial support to the foundations, churches, even the economic sphere, but was popular because that order of values that the Hungarians in Transylvania considers important to what I do not have a common point, which does not That statement will not have consequences such as the press.
Orban's controversial statements
On May 9, near the second round of the presidential elections in Romania, in a speech in the Tihany Abbey, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a statement that seemed to be a signal of the candidate of Gold George Simion.
“Yesterday, during the presidential debate in Romania, Hungary was mentioned on the subject of Christianity. One of the candidates, Mr. Simion, said the following and quotes” now is the time for Europe, a Christian Europe, in which we will fight for our right to be European citizens. ”
Subsequently, Orban wrote a similar message on X: “The elections in Romania are not our job. However, from the heart of the Carpathian basin, we assure the Romanian people and its future president: Hungary supports the unity, not the division. We will not support any form of political isolation against Romania or its leaders.
Kelemen: “George Simion danced on the graves of our grandparents”
The next day, the president of the UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, sent a firm anti-symbol and pro-nicușor Dan.
“Anyone who does not know who George Simion is, can watch the film about the golden ascension. Watch Simion's parliamentary speeches. Watch the verbal and physical violence that he has manifested several times as a member of the opposition in the Parliament. The Hungarian families in Transylvania should be safe, the most important thing is for our institutions to our identity, He is a Christian, he is a charlatan, in each nerve he represents the principle that the Hungarians do not take place in Romania ”, reports the president of UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, in a video message broadcast on Saturday.
He tells the Hungarians not to forget that “Simion danced on the graves of our grandparents” in the Cemetery at Valea Uzului, referring to the 2019 conflict.
After only a few hours, Viktor Orban returned to previous statements, one of the reasons being a discussion with Kelemen Hunor.
“This afternoon, we had a conversation with Kelemen Hunor, the president of the UDMR, on the phone. I was clear: we do not want to influence Hungary in any way the presidential elections in Romania. And the existence of the Hungarians from Transylvania, ”Orban wrote on Facebook.
