Hello Hungary, I'm doing a work on you.

One of the other things I can add to this is that Orbán made a law that makes it possible for Hungarians that live outside of todays Hungary to take on the Hungarian citizenship. So Hungarians living in Transylvania and Slovakia etc. can finally be 'Hungarian' on paper.

Because of the strong national pride of Hungarians and the pain the trianon caused, a lot of Hungarians think this is a good thing. And because Orbán's party is pretty nationalistic, it isn't a strange thing to do.

Off course the Hungarians outside of Hungary (like my mother and I) are very happy with the fact that Orbán made this law that enables us to finally be 'real' Hungarians again (on paper off course, in mind and blood we always were). But the real reason behind it is purely to gain votes from the Hungarians outside Hungary. Because they are now Hungarian, they will surely vote for the person/party making it possible for them to be 'legit' Hungarians.

This is a typical example off how Orbán smartly plays the game. A lot of decisions he makes a purely to gain more power, but are masked by the fact that it is 'good' for Hungarians based on their national pride. Pride is a very risky thing, and Hungarians have lot of it. The biggest part of the Hungarian people don't see what's going on, purely because FIDESZ is stroking their pride and telling them that everything will be 'as it was before' in the 'old and happy days' Hungary once knew.

This is a typical example on how to control a crowd through their weakness. They are so blinded by the utopian thought of Hungary being as it was before (which is practically impossible), that they cannot see the downsides and (almost) dictatorial strength that Orbán and FIDESZ is gaining.

Viktor Orban's view on Transylvania is quite a hot topic in current politics. The FIDESZ Orban's right wing party is pressing this issue because it's an easy way to gain votes nearly from everybody it shows caring about the foreign hungarians mostly to the older/elderly voters whom remember vividly on Trianon and all the other harm that fell upon our country. Yeah it would be good that Transylvania could join Hungary but it's hardly executable. It's also a good way to steer the attention away from the issues with the European Union, the IMF etc... I think the issue of Transylvanian autonomy is abused by politicians and their party's own gain in the upcoming elections. This is my opinion. (Sorry if my grammar wasn't perfect.)

Yeah, it seems he supports it, but only as a cover, he just throws it in as a bone to chew while they quitly implement something they don't want to reach the mainstream media with full scale. Especially elderly and older people gets easily distracted from real issues with this.

Looking purely at the official statements published on the Hungarian government site, the government seems to support "autonomy" for the Hungarians in Transylvania, but without going into any specifics about what such autonomy might entail. Which is important to note, considering the many ways the term can be defined - there's a lot of wiggle room there.

http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs/news/state-secretary-nemeth-calls-ethnic-kin-s-autonomy-national-cause

The autonomy of Transylvanian Hungarians is a cause for all Hungarians as the achievements of Romania's ethnic Hungarian minority have an impact on the entire Hungarian nation and Hungary itself, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh, told a conference [..] State Secretary Németh said there was a social demand for the autonomy of Romania's Hungarian community and a chance to reach that goal.

http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs/news/minister-martonyi-the-autonomy-of-communities-strengthen-the-state

The idea of Transylvania’s re-annexation to Hungary is total nonsense, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi told the Romanian all-news channel Digi24 [..] He added, however, that recognition of various forms of the autonomy of communities does not weaken but rather strengthens the state concerned, as it increases the community’s sense of being at home, and contributes to the stability of the nation.

There are many forms of autonomy, he said, adding that Hungary, for instance, recognises the cultural autonomy of its ethnic minorities. In some countries, there are territorial autonomies. What matters is that the country in question should take the community’s desires into account. Hungary cannot do nothing other than support the endeavours of Hungarian communities abroad, Martonyi said.

http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs/news/hungary-has-no-territorial-claims-says-minister-martonyi

When asked about the chances for the autonomy of Hungarians in Transylvania, János Martonyi responded that international law did not prescribe any clear-cut obligations with respect to the various forms of ethnic autonomy, but each government should take into account if an ethnic community voices its demand for autonomy in a democratic manner. [..] He added that the task of Hungarian foreign policy has been and will always be to support the rational and democratic demands of Hungarian minorities abroad.

Mind you, Foreign Minister Martonyi is a relatively careful and soft-spoken man. These cautious and nuanced statements might not always be reflected in the speeches Viktor Orban gives to political rallies. But looking at these docs might be helpful as a way to parse what the government is willing to officially state, I suppose.

i wish Hungary can take Transylvania back