Illyés Gergely: Parlamenti választások Romániában: Előretört a szélsőjobb, kormányra került az RMDSZ

Publikálva: KISEBBSÉGI SZEMLE, X. ÉVFOLYAM, 2025. 1. SZÁM

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Parliamentary Elections in Romania: Far-right Advances While DAHR Enters Government

In Romania, the parliamentary elections were held on December 1, 2024. These were held under unusual circumstances just one week after the presidential election. After the adoption of the 2003 constitutional amendment, the presidential and parliamentary elections had not been organized in the same year, because the amendment extended the president’s term to five years. For the first time in 20 years, in 2024 the two election dates coincided. The government decided to hold the two elections one week apart, with the second round of the presidential election taking place a week after the parliamentary vote. The interpretation of the election results cannot be separated from the first-round results of the presidential election. The latter election was annulled a week later. In this context, the traditional parties—which referred to themselves as pro-European in the week leading up to the election—considered it a major success that they secured the majority of parliamentary seats, paving the way for the formation of a stable government. At the same time, it is clear that extremist parties have significantly increased their support and parliamentary weight, holding more than one-third of the mandates and positioning themselves as strong contenders in the repeated presidential election. The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR) performed well also in the elections, and in light of the government formation process, there is no parliamentary majority without
it. These means the Alliance holds a strong position in Bucharest politics. It is also important to note that the national political situation provided an even stronger incentive for voter participation than any mobilization campaign. Hungarian voters felt justified in their concerns that Călin Georgescu and the unexpectedly strong far-right camp posed an unprecedented threat, leading to an exceptionally high Hungarian turnout at the polls.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62153/ksz.2025.1.ig

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• Illyés Gergely: Parlamenti választások Romániában: Előretört a szélsőjobb, kormányra került az RMDSZ

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ILLYÉS Gergely

Politológus, külső munkatárs, Nemzetpolitikai Kutatóintézet