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).
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
Presidential elections
| Election
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Affiliation
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First round
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Second round
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| Votes
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Percentage
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Position
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Votes
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Percentage
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Position
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| 2014
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PPMT |
53,146 |
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10th |
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References
