Budapest, 7 May 2024. At its session today, the National Election Commission drew lots to determine the order of the national minority lists of the 13 minorities in Hungary. According to the law, the election commissions will draw lots to determine the order of the announced candidates and lists after 4 pm on the deadline for the announcement of candidates and lists. The deadline for the announcement of national minority lists was 7 May 2024 at 4 pm.
The condition for drawing up a national minority list is the collection of the number of recommendations specified in the annex to the NEC's decision on the calling of elections to the national minority self-government. A minority organisation could also put forward a list in addition to collecting the required number of recommendations, if it has put forward an independent candidate in at least ten percent of the elections of representatives of municipal minority self-government and has collected the recommendations of at least two percent of the voters. In the absence of a designated minority municipal election, any minority organisation may nominate a list.
For each of the 13 nationalities, the NEC has drawn lots to determine the order of the announced national lists, as follows:
Bulgarian
1. Association of Bulgarians in Hungary
Greek
1. Greek Youth Association
2. Cultural Association of the Greeks of Beloiannis - Diaspora Greek Association for the Preservation of Greek Traditions and Interests
3. Syllogos Cultural Association of the Greeks of Hungary - Cultural Association of the Greeks of Hungary - Local Group of the County of Csongrád
Croatian
1. "Hrvati-Croats" Association
2. Association of Croats in Hungary
Polish
1. The St. Adalbert Association of Polish Catholics in Hungary
2. Polonia Nova Association-Hungarian Bem József Polish Cultural Association-Derenk Heritage Association
German
- Association of German Local Governments in Northern Hungary, Association
Armenian
1, Armenian Cultural Centre - "Transylvanian Armenian Roots" Cultural Association
Roma
1. The Forum of the Hungarian Roma Community
2. National Convening of Action by Roma
3. Association of Roma Communities
4. Phralipe National Organisation of Independent Roma Organisation - Central Organisation
5. Roma Civil Rights Movement B.-A.-Z. County Organisation
Romanian
1. Cultural Association of Romanians in Hungary-The Association for Romanians of Eleki-The Association of Romanians in Mechekerék-The Szeged Romani Cultural Association
2. "Alliance for the Romanians of Hungary" Association
3. Association of Romanians in Budapest
Russian
1. The National Association of Ruthenians in Hungary
2. Antal Hodinka National Association of Rusyn Ethnology
Serbian
1. Association of Supporters of Serbian Culture and Sport
2. "ZORA" Serbian Association
3. Szeged Local Serbian Community
4. Krug Art Association
Slovak
- Association of Slovaks in Hungary - IDENTITIA Slovak Association - Union of Slovak Organisations in Hungary - Association of Slovak Organisations in Hungary
Slovenian
- Association of Slovenes in Hungary
Ukrainian
1. Hungarian Ukrainian Cultural Association-HUNGARY-Ukrainian Association
2. Cultural Association of Ukrainians of Csongrád County
3. NOVA HVYLJA Association of Ukrainian Youth and Families of Hungary
The NEC approves the ballot papers for the election of the national minority self-government after all decisions on the announced lists have become final.