Zsolt Szilágyi (politician)

Zsolt Szilágyi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʒolt ˈsilaːɟi]; born July 29, 1968 in Oradea) is a Romanian politician, member of the Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania.

Zsolt Szilágyi
Personal details
Born (1968-07-29) 29 July 1968
Oradea, Bihor County, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Political partyHungarian People's Party of Transylvania

He was a Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) deputy for Bihor County in the 1990–2004 period. At the 2009 European Parliament election he occupied the fourth position on the UDMR list.

He is the former vice-president of Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania[1] and was the party's candidate in 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

Presidential elections
Election Affiliation First round Second round
Votes Percentage Position Votes Percentage Position
2014 PPMT53,146
0.56%
 10th 

References
  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.
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