Zsolt Szilágyi (politician)
Zsolt Szilágyi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʒolt ˈsilaːɟi]; born July 29, 1968, in Oradea, Bihor County, Romania) is a Romanian politician, member of the Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (PPMT).
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| Born | 29 July 1968 Oradea, Bihor County, Romania |
| Political party | Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (PPMT) |
He was a Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) deputy for Bihor County in the 1990–2004 period. At the 2009 European Parliament election he occupied the fourth position on the UDMR/RMDSZ list.
He is the former vice-president of Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (PPMT)[1] and was the party's candidate for the 2014 Romanian presidential election.[2] He occupied the tenth position on the ballot.
In the first round of the election, Szilágyi received 0.56% of popular vote,[3] subsequently both him and party president Tibor Toró T. submitted their resignation from their respective positions.[4]
Electoral history
References
- "Candidatul PPMT la Preşedinţia României va fi vicepreşedintele Szilágyi Zsolt" [PPMT's candidate for Romanian President will be vice-president Zsolt Szilágyi] (in Romanian). Miercurea Ciuc: Mediafax. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- Padurean, Claudiu (21 September 2014). "Bihoreanul Zsolt Szilagyi va candida la președinția României". România Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- Lőrincz, Szidónia (16 November 2014). "Romanian Hungarians await result of presidential poll". The Budapest Times. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- "Lemond Toró T. Tibor és Szilágyi Zsolt" [Tibor Toró T. and Zsolt Szilágyi resigns] (in Hungarian). Transindex. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.