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Viewing cable 08BUCHAREST90, SPLITTING THE ETHNIC HUNGARIAN VOTE: COURT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BUCHAREST90 2008-02-01 16:36 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bucharest
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RR RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLN
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DE RUEHBM #0090/01 0321636
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 011636Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7848
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BUCHAREST 000090 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DPT FOR EUR/NCE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM SCUL RO
SUBJECT: SPLITTING THE ETHNIC HUNGARIAN VOTE: COURT 
GREENLIGHTS UDMR RIVAL PARTY 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary. On January 29, after four years of delays, 
the Bucharest Court registered a new political party 
representing ethnic Hungarians, the Hungarian Civic Party 
(PCM).  The new party aims to provide an alternative to 
Romania's Democratic Alliance of Ethnic Hungarians (UDMR), 
seen by some as a corrupt party whose leaders have abandoned 
the Hungarian community's interests in favor of their own. 
Until now, the UDMR has been the only significant party 
representing Romania's approximately 1.5 million ethnic 
Hungarians.  The organization has supported or participated 
in every government, regardless of orientation, since the 
fall of communism.  Since its establishment in 2004, the PCM 
has been a proponent of the territorial autonomy of the 
so-called "Szeklerland."  The new party, overtly backed by 
President Basescu, will run candidates in upcoming local 
elections and may seek to negotiate joint slates with the 
UDMR in the general elections.  Although the PCM,s emergence 
is a matter of serious concern for the UDMR, UDMR sources 
disagree on whether their party would cooperate with the PCM 
for the general elections. If the two ethnic Hungarian 
parties run separately in the parliamentary elections, the 
split of the ethnic Hungarian vote, amounting to about six 
percent, may bar the ethnic group's representation in 
Parliament.  End Summary. 
 
2. (U) On January 29, the Bucharest Court finally approved 
the registration of the PCM, a new party for ethnic 
Hungarians, which hopes to provide an alternative to the 
UDMR.  Jeno Szasz, the PCM's leader and mayor of Odorheiul 
Secuiesc, holds radical views and fiercely supports the 
autonomy of ethnic Hungarians.  The PCM,s avowed goal is to 
secure the autonomy of the "Szeklerland," a primarily ethnic 
Hungarian region including Harghita, Covasna, and Mures 
Counties.  The PCM eagerly awaits their share of the funds 
that the Romanian government normally gives to the UDMR.  In 
2004, the UDMR allegedly tried to prevent PCM's registration 
and the party has faced declining support and charges of 
corruption among its leaders.  Ethnic Hungarian opposition 
leaders accuse the UDMR of sacrificing party values and 
hopping into bed with any ruling party or coalition.  For the 
first time since the fall of communism, UDMR's monopoly over 
ethnic Hungarian voters is genuinely challenged. 
 
3. (SBU) Basescu has openly supported the PCM, evidenced by 
the president's repeated visits to Szasz' fiefdom last 
spring.  After last November's European Parliament elections, 
Basescu promised support for independent ethnic Hungarian 
Europarliamentarian Laszlo Tokes, who entered the European 
Parliament with the support of the PCM and other ethnic 
Hungarian groups allied against UDMR.  UDMR leaders allege 
that Basescu is intent on splitting the ethnic Hungarian 
population, thus removing UMDR's hold on Parliamentary 
representation and gaining revenge against the UDMR for 
supporting his suspension last May.  After the PCM's 
registration, UDMR Executive President Hunaor Kelemen 
declared that, besides the Liberal Democratic Party (PD-L), 
President Basescu now "has an ethnic Hungarian party as 
well." 
 
4. (U) Last year, the PCM supported an unofficial National 
Szekler Council-sponsored referendum on the autonomy of the 
Szeklerland in areas with a majority ethnic Hungarian 
population.  Proponents of Szeklerland autonomy have 
repeatedly drawn parallels between their situation and 
Kosovo's, calling for the adoption of a law of Szeklerland 
autonomy.  Presumably feeling the pressure of PCM competition 
in the upcoming local elections, UDMR deputy Antal Arpad 
Andras recently stated that ethnic Hungarians "should use 
efficiently the manner in which the situation of Kosovo is 
resolved." Independent Europarliamentarian Laszlo Tokes spoke 
in favor of the Szeklerland autonomy; however, tempering his 
statement with the clarification that he did not mean 
independence, "even if Kosovo might create a precedent in 
this regard." 
 
4. (SBU) The PCM plans to put forth its own candidates in the 
local elections, although Szasz would not rule out 
cooperation with the UDMR in some localities.  The UDMR, 
dismissing PCM's attempts to be viewed as an equal partner 
for years, predicted that the PCM would not stand a chance in 
either the local or general elections because the party lacks 
"charismatic personalities." The UDMR plans to take advantage 
of developing cracks in PCM leadership to attract defections 
from the new party's ranks. 
 
5. (SBU) Comment: The upcoming local elections, likely in 
June, will test PCM's mettle. If the party wins a significant 
percentage of the ethnic Hungarian vote, the UDMR would 
likely be forced to accept the PCM as a partner for the 
 
BUCHAREST 00000090  002 OF 002 
 
 
general elections.  The vote percentage garnered by PCM would 
determine its hand in negotiations with the UDMR.  If the 
parties win fairly equal percentages and refuse to run joint 
slates, intramural competition could shut both out of 
Parliament.  End Comment. 
TAUBMAN