Democratic Union of Hungarians of Croatia

Democratic Union of Hungarians of Croatia
Demokratska zajednica Mađara Hrvatske
Horvátországi Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége
Founded 1993 (1993)[1]
Headquarters Osijek, Croatia
Ideology minority politics
Colours green
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The Democratic Union of Hungarians of Croatia (Croatian: Demokratska zajednica Mađara Hrvatske, Hungarian: Horvátországi Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége) is a Croatian non-governmental organization that represents the Hungarian minority.[2] It was established in 1993, and is headquartered in Osijek.[3]

Self-definition

Democratic Union of Hungarians of Croatia political goals are demographic preservation of current numbers of Hungarians in Croatia, respect of Constitutional Act on the Rights of National Minorities in the Republic of Croatia and establishment of positive Croatia–Hungary relations.[4] Party was part of ruling coalition in the municipality of Bilje together with Croatian Democratic Union but latter it canceled cooperation with that party in 2011.[4] In 2011 party functionaries stated that they believe they can get into power in Kneževi Vinogradi to, where at the time the main concurrent Union of Hungarian Organisations was in power.[4] They criticized the Union of Hungarian Organisations minority advocacy credentials in the field of protection of Minority languages of Croatia after they failed to introduce Hungarian language into official use into Kneževi Vinogradi at that time.[4]

Electoral results

In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2003, they nominated one Jene Adam in the election for the special seat for the Hungarian minority and won one seat in the parliament.[5]

In the elections of 2007, 2011 and 2015 they nominated Robert Jankovics but did not win the seat.[6] At 2016 Croatian parliamentary election they again succeeded to win one seat in national minorities electoral District XII.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Horvátországi Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége Gazdakör" (in Hungarian). Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.nacionalnemanjine.vlada.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=20%5Bdead+link%5D (in Croatian)
  3. ↑ "Mađari". uljppnm.vlada.hr (in Croatian). Office for Human Rights and Rights of the National Minorities of the Government of the Republic of Croatia. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Mađarske udruge počele predizbornu kampanju" (in Croatian). tportal.rh. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.izbori.hr/2003Sabor/rez/i120023.htm (in Croatian)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
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