Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania
The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a political party in Romania which aims to represent the significant Hungarian minority of Romania.
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România | |
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| President | Hunor Kelemen |
| Leader in the Senate | Lóránd Turos |
| Leader in the Chamber of Deputies | Botond Csoma |
| Founded | 25 December 1989 |
| Headquarters | Bucharest (presidency) Cluj-Napoca (presidency and executive presidency) |
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| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | National Coalition for Romania (CNR) (2021–2023) |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (EPP) |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International (CDI) |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group (EPP Group) |
| Senate | 9 / 136 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 20 / 330 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 33 |
| Mayors | 199 / 3,176 |
| County Presidents | 4 / 41 |
| County Councilors | 92 / 1,340 |
| Local Council Councilors | 2,360 / 39,900 |
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Officially considering itself a federation of minority interests rather than a party, from the 1990 general elections onwards the DAHR has had parliamentary representation in the Romanian Senate and Chamber of Deputies. From 1996 onwards the DAHR has been a junior coalition partner in several governments. It has been described as having close ties with Hungary’s socially-conservative longtime ruling Fidesz party and, implicitly, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The party is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and Centrist Democrat International (CDI).