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The Ombudsman's Office, also known as the People's Advocate, receives many complaints from members of the Hungarian community in Romania and from the regions inhabited by Hungarians – but the vast majority of these do not concern minority rights.

Personally, I think it is right that the head of state has made up his mind and is stepping down from the presidency. There is just one problem: this gesture has come too little too late from Klaus Iohannis.

For over a decade, Imre Vass, the mayor of Makfalva in Mureș (Maros) County, has been battling Romanian nationalist attacks in a municipality where the proportion of the Romanian population is very small.

It’s long been common knowledge at this point that property prices in Cluj-Napoca are the highest in the country, rivaling those in major Western European cities.

„Although it was anticipated that this year’s ‘super-election year’ would witness unprecedented spending due to continuous campaign giveaways, the Bucharest government has spent even more than expected. As a result, the budget deficit, which was high to begin with, is expected to rise to around 8%,” said Csaba Bálint, a returning member of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Romania (BNR), in an interview with Krónika.

Though the noise of the upcoming parliamentary and presidential election campaigns diverts attention from critical issues, voters should approach the November-December elections aware that tough times are ahead for Romania in 2025.

We hope that the leaders of RMDSZ (Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania) will be gracious enough to send a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates to Elena Lasconi.