​UDMR returns to the discussion table with PSD and PNL regarding the formation of a new government. The decision was taken by the leadership of the Union in a meeting held on Friday, after the UDMR delegation prematurely left the negotiations the day before, when the PNL made demands to the Ministry of Development, wanting to compensate for the loss of transport that the PSD is doing. do not give up.

The door to negotiations was left open by Kelemen Hunor, who said in a statement to HotNews.ro on Thursday that “as long as the newly appointed prime minister does not close the negotiations, anything is possible.”

The same message was officially sent to the band’s liaison officer after the UDMR leadership meeting.

“The solution is to continue the negotiations if it is desired. We want to stay in the government. We believe that we have brought efficiency and professionalism to government through our ministers and secretaries of state. The fundamental problem is how it is possible that an agreement signed by political leaders has no value in the 21st century. We still have this naivety to believe that he can still be respected. The political agreement (regarding the circular -no) was signed between PSD and PNL, UDMR is not a party,” Antal Arpad, one of the leaders of UDMR, told HotNews.ro on Friday.

It was this political agreement that caused nervousness in the Coalition. PSD, which was supposed to hand over PNL, rotation, the Ministry of Transport no longer wants to do it. The Liberals then decided to take development away from the UDMR, thus putting the Union in a barter set up between the two parties.

However, this irritated the leaders of the Union, who now want to resume discussions with the development option in the UDMR.

“If PSD’s argument in favor of transport is that Minister Grindean is efficient, we believe that Minister Cheke is efficient, and this can be quantified,” Antal Árpád said.

UDMR is not against the reduction of ministries, even if it means that it will also lose.

“We do not say no to the reduction of ministries. We are going to the negotiations with such thoughts,” the UDMR leader said.

The first step that UDMR will take and the fallback option

During Friday’s discussions, UDMR leaders flipped through the options they currently have, weighing each situation against the costs and benefits.

After Thursday’s episode, they want to know at the highest level whether the presence of the UDMR in the government is desirable, with all the implications the answer has for the Hungarian community.

If desired, the first open line will be the protection of the Ministry of Development. But, unlike a day ago, the Union is more flexible.

The PNL put forward a proposal in exchange for a ministry under Ceke Attila: the Ministry of European Funds (MIPE). In addition, UDMR, according to liberal sources, will also retain the Ministry of Natural Resources and will also have the position of Deputy Prime Minister.

This option was discussed by the leaders of the UDMR at the Friday meeting, but no decision was made, sources inside the formation said.

If this proposal of the PNL is accepted, then, most likely, the ministers of the UDMR’s power departments – Ceke Attila and Tanchos Barna – will be in the new composition of the government. It is currently unclear whether Kelemen Hunor will agree to remain as Deputy Prime Minister. According to some close sources, the UDMR leader previously raised the possibility of not being deputy prime minister, even if the UDMR is in the government, in the context of discussions on reducing the number of ministries.

Bode: PNL has enough well-trained personnel to run any ministry, including the Ministry of Development

PNL Secretary General Lucian Bode said on Friday that in a multi-ministerial government version, the UDMR would have two and the post of deputy prime minister. Asked if the Liberals wanted development, he evaded a clear answer, arguing that “the NLL has enough well-trained human resources to run any ministry, including the development ministry.”

“If we stay at 18 ministries, UDMR will have 2 and a deputy prime minister, PNL will have 8 ministries, a deputy prime minister and a general secretary, PSD will have 8 ministries, a prime minister, a deputy prime minister the Prime Minister and the Government Office. If the formula unanimously adopted by the PSD and the PNL is agreed upon for the two ministries that fall under the UDMR, they will sit down. If not, that is their lordship’s decision,” Bode said.