Evenimentul Zilei, July 27, 2009.

Magyar nationalists guests of the nation

Published on 27 July 2009 at 14:17
Evenimentul Zilei, July 27, 2009.

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Evenimentul Zilei reports on tensions surrounding the organisation of the fifth meeting of Hungarian Youth in Transylvania (TMA) and the invitation extended to Vona Gabor, leader of the Hungarian extremist party Jobbik, billed as guest of honour at the event. The meeting to be held in Gheorghieni from 5-9 August, which is expected to attract 10,000 young Magyars from all over Europe, is financed by public money — which leads the Romanian daily to question the wisdom of "Hungarian extremism funded by the Romanian state?" In response, the President of the TMA insists there is "No question of extremism," and adds that Gabor will provide the TMA with political advice: "We want to know how to increase our share of the vote from 1% to 15 %, which was the result achieved by Jobbik in the June European elections!"

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