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).

Zsolt Szilágyi
Personal details
Born (1968-07-29) 29 July 1968 (age 55)
Oradea, Bihor County, Romania
Political partyHungarian 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 edit

Presidential elections edit

Election Affiliation First round Second round
Votes Percentage Position Votes Percentage Position
2014 PPMT 53,146
0.56%
 10th 

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Padurean, Claudiu (21 September 2014). "Bihoreanul Zsolt Szilagyi va candida la președinția României". România Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ^ Lőrincz, Szidónia (16 November 2014). "Romanian Hungarians await result of presidential poll". The Budapest Times. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Lemond Toró T. Tibor és Szilágyi Zsolt" [Tibor Toró T. and Zsolt Szilágyi resigns] (in Hungarian). Transindex. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.