December 2, 2008
Elections Confirm DAHR as Romania’s Fourth Strongest Party
Minority rights high on the agenda of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania as they win over 6% of votes in general election.
The article below was written by UNPO:
In the first general election since Romania joined the European Union, some 18million voters cast votes for both chambers of the 452-strong parliament on Sunday [2 December 2008]. Officials said turnout was just under 40%. Results however, remain inconclusive. The ex-communist Social Democratic Party (PSD) won 33% of the vote for the lower house of the parliament, and 34% for the Senate. The centrist Liberal Democrats (PDL), who have the support of President Traian Basescu, secured 32% and 34% respectively. The slim difference has caused a rift between the two parties. It is hoped, however that official results will be confirmed in the coming days. The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania has won 6.17 percent of the vote for the Chamber of Deputy’s, and 6.39 percent of the total amount of votes for the Senate. Despite the ongoing dispute between PSD and PDL, these results confirm that the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania as the fourth strongest political organization in the state and in Parliament.
DAHR has communicated its confidence regarding the results to UNPO:
“The large majority of the Hungarian community supports the DAHR. Those where wrong who had doubts, who tried to divide us; and those who fought together for solidarity where right. The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania is still a strong, reliable political organization in Romania, and we will continuously fight for the enforcement of our goals. And our goals are: a strong decentralization, reform of the educational and health-care system, the sustainable development of Transylvania, of the infrastructure and naturally, the enlargement of minority rights.”
Regarding the struggle between PSD and PDL, the DAHR President Marko Bela has stated that he wants the new Government to succeed in forcing through a profound reform in the major domains. ‘I don’t know how many parties will be part of the coalition but we need a Government that holds a convincing majority. A stable majority Government enjoying a convincing majority, one that has a clear offer on European reform for Romania’.
UNPO hopes to provide updates on the general election throughout the following days.
In the first general election since Romania joined the European Union, some 18million voters cast votes for both chambers of the 452-strong parliament on Sunday [2 December 2008]. Officials said turnout was just under 40%. Results however, remain inconclusive. The ex-communist Social Democratic Party (PSD) won 33% of the vote for the lower house of the parliament, and 34% for the Senate. The centrist Liberal Democrats (PDL), who have the support of President Traian Basescu, secured 32% and 34% respectively. The slim difference has caused a rift between the two parties. It is hoped, however that official results will be confirmed in the coming days. The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania has won 6.17 percent of the vote for the Chamber of Deputy’s, and 6.39 percent of the total amount of votes for the Senate. Despite the ongoing dispute between PSD and PDL, these results confirm that the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania as the fourth strongest political organization in the state and in Parliament.
DAHR has communicated its confidence regarding the results to UNPO:
“The large majority of the Hungarian community supports the DAHR. Those where wrong who had doubts, who tried to divide us; and those who fought together for solidarity where right. The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania is still a strong, reliable political organization in Romania, and we will continuously fight for the enforcement of our goals. And our goals are: a strong decentralization, reform of the educational and health-care system, the sustainable development of Transylvania, of the infrastructure and naturally, the enlargement of minority rights.”
Regarding the struggle between PSD and PDL, the DAHR President Marko Bela has stated that he wants the new Government to succeed in forcing through a profound reform in the major domains. ‘I don’t know how many parties will be part of the coalition but we need a Government that holds a convincing majority. A stable majority Government enjoying a convincing majority, one that has a clear offer on European reform for Romania’.
UNPO hopes to provide updates on the general election throughout the following days.
