Zsolt Szilagyi (politician)

Zsolt Szilagyi
Zsolt Szilagyi
Personal details
Born	29 July 1968 (age 55) ; Oradea , Bihor County , Romania
Political party	Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (PPMT)

Zsolt Szilagyi ( Hungarian pronunciation: [??olt ?silaː?i] ; born July 29, 1968, in Oradea , Bihor County , Romania ) is a Romanian politician, member of the 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 , Szilagyi received 0.56% of popular vote, ^[3] subsequently both him and party president Tibor Toro T. submitted their resignation from their respective positions. ^[4]

Electoral history [ edit ]

Presidential elections [ edit ]

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

References [ edit ]

^ "Candidatul PPMT la Pre?edin?ia Romaniei va fi vicepre?edintele Szilagyi Zsolt" [PPMT's candidate for Romanian President will be vice-president Zsolt Szilagyi] (in Romanian). Miercurea Ciuc: Mediafax . 10 August 2014 . Retrieved 23 November 2014 .
^ Padurean, Claudiu (21 September 2014). "Bihoreanul Zsolt Szilagyi va candida la pre?edin?ia Romaniei" . Romania Liber? (in Romanian) . Retrieved 22 November 2014 .
^ L?rincz, Szidonia (16 November 2014). "Romanian Hungarians await result of presidential poll" . The Budapest Times . Retrieved 22 November 2014 .
^ "Lemond Toro T. Tibor es Szilagyi Zsolt" [Tibor Toro T. and Zsolt Szilagyi resigns] (in Hungarian). Transindex. 8 November 2014 . Retrieved 23 November 2014 .

[1] "Candidatul PPMT la Pre?edin?ia Romaniei va fi vicepre?edintele Szilagyi Zsolt" [PPMT's candidate for Romanian President will be vice-president Zsolt Szilagyi] (in Romanian). Miercurea Ciuc: Mediafax . 10 August 2014 . Retrieved 23 November 2014 .

[România_Liberă_-_21_September_2014_-_Bihoreanul_Zsolt_Szilagyi_va_candida_la_președinția_României-2] Padurean, Claudiu (21 September 2014). "Bihoreanul Zsolt Szilagyi va candida la pre?edin?ia Romaniei" . Romania Liber? (in Romanian) . Retrieved 22 November 2014 .

[The_Budapest_Times_-_16_November_2014_-_Romanian_Hungarians_await_result_of_presidential_poll-3] L?rincz, Szidonia (16 November 2014). "Romanian Hungarians await result of presidential poll" . The Budapest Times . Retrieved 22 November 2014 .

[4] "Lemond Toro T. Tibor es Szilagyi Zsolt" [Tibor Toro T. and Zsolt Szilagyi resigns] (in Hungarian). Transindex. 8 November 2014 . Retrieved 23 November 2014 .

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