on Tuesday attended a commemoration of the Madefalva Massacre in Siculeni (Madéfalva) in which hundreds of Szekler Hungarians were slain by Austrian troops in 1764 retaliated for a protest by some 2,500 Szeklers who refused to serve in the Austrian army under command in German “The martyrs of Madéfalva serve as a reminder that we should always have the courage to stand up for our rights and our truth,” Hankó said in his speech at the Siculicidium memorial “Hungarians today have to fight to ensure that no decisions about them are made without them and to ensure that everyone belonging to the Hungarian nation feels that they belong somewhere faith and rights are secure,” he added Barna Tánczos, Romania’s finance minister, said the Szekler people could be counted on today just as they could be in the past. The politician from the Hungarian Democratic Alliance of Romania (RMDSZ) also pointed out that the Szeklers joined the army of the monarchy which slaughtered their ancestors because they were not driven by revenge and anger but by wisdom and common sense He said that those present could look back on the past year and be proud of their community for having shown its strength in an election year read also: Are Romania and Bulgaria ahead of Hungary in adopting the euro? and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved If the Szekler people and their leaders commit themselves in full to a fight for autonomy they can count on the Hungarian government’s support the state secretary for Hungarians across the border said in Siculeni (Mádéfalva) Speaking at the end of a mass marking the Day of Szekler Autonomy Árpád János Potápi said that unlike in 1956 the fight for freedom today had to be waged with petitions The state secretary urged those in attendance to gather as many people as they could to sign the European citizens’ initiative on protecting national regions launched by the Szekler National Council The European Citizens’ Initiative for the Equality of the Regions and Sustainability of the Regional Cultures had attracted more than one million signatures before the original deadline of May 7 but the campaign had failed to collect the required minimum number of signatures from seven European Union member states With the deadline for collecting signatures extended until November 7 the goal is gather the required level of support in countries besides Hungary Potápi added that Szeklerland would not gain autonomy until its people commit to doing everything in their power to achieve it The Szekler National Council designated the last Sunday of October as the Day of Szekler Autonomy in 2015 The Orbanicus Caveman’s illiberal regime’s only interest is to remain in power forever They care zero for Hungary and Hungarians home and abroad 2022 elections are approaching and again the Caveman and his mandarines enjoy fomenting anti-Romania sentiments among Hungarian-speaking Romanians All this just to secure the votes of the latter