Hungarian Civic Party

Infobox_Romanian_Political_Party
party_name = Partidul Civic Maghiar
Magyar Polgári Szövetség
party_
party_wikicolourid = UDMR
leader = Jenő Szász
senate = none
chamber = none
foundation = 2008 [ro icon [http://www.romanialibera.ro/a120098/partidul-civic-maghiar-inregistrat-oficial.html S-a inregistrat Partidul Civic Maghiar] , 27 May 2008]
ideology = Székely autonomy
international = none
european = none
ep-group = none
colours = red, white and green
headquarters = Székelyudvarhely
website = [http://www.polgariszovetseg.ro/ www.polgariszovetseg.ro]

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. [ro icon [http://www.evz.ro/articole/detalii-articol/795597/Partidul-Civic-Maghiar-partid-cu-acte/ Partidul Civic Maghiar, partid cu acte] , "Evenimentul Zilei, 14 March 2008] It positions itself as an alternative to the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, the largest party representing Romania's Hungarian minority.

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.

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. Jenő Szász, the president of the HCU, was also re-elected as mayor of Odorheiu Secuiesc, with 51.5% [hu iconhttp://helyhatosagi.adatbank.transindex.ro/belso2004.php?bontas=telep|polgarmt|21|3, 27 May 2008] of the vote.

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