More than 60 authors, publishers, booksellers, organizers and participants in the 10th edition of the Miercurea-Ciuc Book Fair, which took place between May 8 and 10, signed a joint statement in which they publicly engage that on May 18 they will vote aware of the responsibility of preserving Hungarian culture.
In the statement sent to the press by the Miercurea-Ciuc City Hall, the signatories mention that they are concerned about the results of the first round of the presidential elections in Romania and refer to the communist period, in which efforts to preserve Hungarian identity were prohibited, pointing out that they do not want to relive that period.
"Our event, the Miercurea-Ciuc Book Fair, which is a celebration of Hungarian literature and book culture, cannot remain silent in the face of current political processes. Throughout our history, we have already experienced the serious consequences of the rise of extremist nationalism to power. In the dark decades of communism, the Hungarian word, book and culture became secondary, and efforts to preserve the Hungarian identity were banned. Education in the mother tongue, cultural institutions and community life were constantly under pressure. We do not want to relive that period!," the statement reads.
At the same time, the signatories urge all members of the Hungarian community to go to the polls and encourage those who build their future on peaceful coexistence and cultural diversity to exercise their right to vote in this spirit in the second round of the presidential elections in Romania.
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