Hungarian Civic Party (Romania)

Hungarian Civic Party
Partidul Civic Maghiar
Magyar Polgári Párt
PresidentZsolt Bíró
Founded2008 (2008)[1]
DissolvedNovember 2022
Merged intoHungarian Alliance of Transylvania
HeadquartersOdorheiu Secuiesc
IdeologySzékely autonomy
Regionalism
Social conservatism[2]
Political positionRight-wing
ColoursRed, white and green
Website
http://www.polgaripart.ro/

The Hungarian Civic Party (Hungarian: Magyar Polgári Párt, [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈpolɡaːri ˈpaːrt], Romanian: Partidul Civic Maghiar) was a political party of the Hungarian minority in Romania. It was founded in 2001 as the Hungarian Civic Union and was formally registered as a party on March 14, 2008.[3] It positions itself as an alternative to the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ), the largest party representing Romania's Hungarian minority.

Party was dissolved after merge with Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania to form Hungarian Alliance of Transylvania in November 2022.[4]

  1. ^ (in Romanian) S-a inregistrat Partidul Civic Maghiar Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, 27 May 2008
  2. ^ "'Nationalist' and far-right politicians try to push anti-LGBTQ law in Romania". 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ (in Romanian) Partidul Civic Maghiar, partid cu acte, Evenimentul Zilei, 14 March 2008
  4. ^ "Două partide maghiare din România au fuzionat. Noul partid se numește Alianța Maghiară din Transilvania (AMT) și promovează autonomia" (in Romanian). G4Media.ro. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-08-06.