Hungary FM: Hungarian Minority Shows Strength Again in Croatia

The Hungarian foreign affairs and trade minister congratulated Robert Jankovics, wishing him success in representing interests of Croatia's Hungarians.

Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto at a press conference with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Copenhagen on April 15, 2024 (Photo: MTI/EPA/Ritzau/Ide Marie Odgaard)

"The Hungarian minority in Croatia have once again shown their strength, making Robert Jankovics the Croatian Parliament member with the third biggest legitimacy", Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote on social media Thursday.

In his Facebook post, the foreign minister congratulated Robert Jankovics and wished him success in representing the interests of Croatia's Hungarian minority.

As Magyar Nemzet reported earlier, Hungary's southern neighbor held its parliamentary elections on Wednesday. Already at 90 percent processing of votes cast, the ruling right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) is still leading against the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Croatian Electoral Commission said. The HDZ has declared victory but has not won an absolute majority and will have to find a coalition partner.

The Croatian Parliament reserves eight seats for representatives of national minorities in the country.

Cover photo: Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto at a press conference with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Copenhagen on April 15, 2024 (Photo: MTI/EPA/Ritzau/Ide Marie Odgaard)