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It will be mandatory to provide Hungarian inscriptions on monuments in Romania
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Just recently, the lower house of the Romanian Parliament has accepted legislation that positively affects the Hungarian minority living in the country.
From now on, it will be mandatory that, on monuments related to the Hungarian minority in any way, the plaques placed there must also contain the text in Hungarian.
There is a large Hungarian population living in Romania because of the Treaty of Trianon, which annexed Transylvania and a significant part of the Eastern Great Plain. Historically, after WWII, Romanian chauvinists killed many Hungarians, and in 1965, power was taken over by Nicolae Ceaușescu, who built a personal cult, intensified political repression, and was openly anti-Hungarian.
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However, history finally seems to take a turn for the better;
Nowadays, the state of Hungarians living in Romania is not desperate, as the use of their mother tongue, education in the Hungarian language, and the application for Hungarian citizenship are all allowed. Although there are still some cases of conflict between the two peoples, legislations like the one just accepted help greatly.
According to Telex, out of the 329 members of the House of Representatives, the legislation was supported by 277 members, while 9 abstained, and no member opposed the decision.