Hungarian Civic Party

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Partidul Civic Maghiar Magyar Polgári Szövetség




Leader	Jenõ Szász
Senate Leader	none
Chamber Leader	none

Founded	2008^[1]
Headquarters	Odorheiu Secuiesc

Political Ideology	Székely autonomy
International Affiliation	none
European Affiliation	none
European Parliament Group	none
Colours	Green and red

Website	www.polgariszovetseg.ro

See also	Politics of Romania Political parties Elections

The Hungarian Civic Party is a political party of the Hungarian minority in Romania. It was founded in 2001 as the Hungarian Civil Union and was formally registered as a party on March 14, 2008.^[2] It positions itself as an alternative to the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, the largest party representing Romania's Hungarian minority.

[edit] Platform

The Hungarian Civic Party's main objective is territorial autonomy for the Székely Land, a region in central Romania which has a Hungarian majority.

[edit] Electoral performance

At the 2004 local elections, the majority of Hungarian Civic Union candidates were enrolled as independents or on common lists with the People's Action party. The best result was obtained in Harghita County, where three HCU candidates were elected to the county council. Jenõ Szász, the president of the HCU, was also re-elected as mayor of Odorheiu Secuiesc, with 51.5%^[3] of the vote.