section_path: Political positions/Hungarians in Romania
section_name: Hungarians in Romania
paragraph_text: Hungarians in Romania
  
  As an activist, Simion played a significant role in the 2019 ethnic disputes over the military cemetery of Valea Uzului. During the presidential election campaign, Simion struck a conciliatory tone towards Hungarians in Romania. He called the UDMR a serious political partner and stated that he follow in Viktor Orbán 's footsteps in many respects. Simion described the UDMR in 2024 as "a hideous, chauvinistic creature", adding that the AUR has ethnic Hungarian members and "we do not need ethnic formations in a unitary, sovereign and independent country".