Hungarian Civic Party (Romania)
The Partidul Civic Maghiar - Magyar Polgári PART ( PCM MPP) is a political party in Romania. Her name means about Hungarian Civic Party, while the Romanian and the Hungarian form are listed in the official party name. In everyday use, and also in many publications use the Romanians and the Hungarians usually only their own language with the abbreviations PCM or MPP.
Political orientation
The party wants to represent the Hungarian minority in Romania. She is in competition founded in 1989 Uniunea Demócrata Maghiară din România ( UDMR Hungarian Magyar Romániai Demokrata Szövetség, German Hungarian Democratic Union in Romania). It is no substantial difference between the two parties can be seen in the political objective. Both advocate the creation of a political autonomy for the Szeklerland. The PCMMPP will lay claim to represent the interests of people living in Szeklerland Romanians. She throws the UDMR against corruption. This, in turn, feared a weakening of the Hungarian interests through the organizational fragmentation.
History
The formation was founded in 2001 as Uniunea Civica Maghiară (Hungarian: Magyar Polgári Szövetség, about German Hungarian Civic Union). She saw herself first as a non-partisan citizens' movement.
Before 2004 municipal elections, they tried to reach its registration as a party. A part of the necessary signatures of support, however, was invalidated what the Uniunea Civica Maghiară made influential forces responsible in the UDMR. Therefore, their candidates competed either as independents or on party lists Actiunea populara.
On 14 March 2008 the movement was officially registered as a party; in this course was renamed to the present name.
In June 2008, the party first participated with its own list of the Romanian local elections. You could send some deputies in the parliaments of Harghita and Covasna counties and win a total of eleven mayors, including in the cities of Targu Secuiesc, Gheorgheni and Tuşnad. It failed, however, to replace the UDMR as the strongest party of the Hungarian minority in Romania; the PCM reached a share of about 16 percent below the Hungarian electorate.
Party chairman is the former mayor of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Jenő Szász.
Current Situation
For the general election November 30, 2008 planned the PCM to enter into an alliance with the UDMR, otherwise there was a risk that neither party takes the five percent hurdle. Discussions with the UDMR but failed, so the PCM took with their own independent candidates for election. However, this was not possible the entry into parliament.