Ponta said the Romanian authorities have all been ordered to keep close watch on Kover and prevent him and his friends in Budapest from getting their own way in Romania.
The prime minister stressed Kover’s provocative attitude is not coincidental but rather a real strategy meant to turn the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania against Romanian institutions and authorities. Ponta added Kover will never be allowed to have his own way and an interethnic conflict is not good for anybody.
Ponta has recently said Kover could be declared “persona non grata” if his attitude crosses legal boundaries and breaks the principle of good relations between Romania and Hungary.
Kover arrived in Romania Tuesday on an unofficial visit and will participate in election campaign actions for the local Magyar Civic Party, of which he is an honorary president. Earlier this week, Romania’s Senate and House speakers Vasile Blaga and Roberta Anastase, respectively, addressed a letter to Kover asking him to postpone a visit to Romania until after local elections.
Romania holds local elections on June 10.