The seven include (my translation from German):
- The homeland exists only so long as there is someone who loves it!
- Every Hungarian child is a new guard post!
- Without strength, justice is worth little!
- Only what we can defend belongs to us!
- Every match lasts until we win it!
- Only the country has borders, the nation has none!
- No Hungarian is alone!
After the Hungarian Communist regime headed by Bela Kun that held power from March to August 1919 was ousted, the Allies proceeded to divvy up around two-thirds of what had formerly been considered territory of the Kingdom of Hungary, which had been part of the now-destroyed Austro-Hungarian Empire of the Habsburgs. From the 2020 Britannica Online article on the treaty:
By the terms of the treaty, Hungary was shorn of at least two-thirds of its former territory and two-thirds of its inhabitants. Czechoslovakia was given Slovakia, sub-Carpathian Ruthenia, the region of Pressburg (Bratislava), and other minor sites. Austria received western Hungary (most of Burgenland). The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) took Croatia-Slavonia and part of the Banat. Romania received most of Banat and all of Transylvania. Italy received Fiume. Except for plebiscites in two small regions, all the transfers were effected without any plebiscites. [my emphasis]Hungary's neighbors and fellow EU members understandably take a dim view of revanchist Hungarian treatments of the lost territories, to which Hungary has no claim in international law.
Fidesz' revanchist politicking has gone beyond sentimental historical retrospectives to actually extending Hungarian citizenship to some of those considered to be members of the Hungarian community in other countries. Lili Bayer and Matei Rosca report in Hungary’s century of anger Politico EU 06/04/2020
While some of Hungary’s neighbors are now fellow EU and NATO members, the Treaty of Trianon remains among the most controversial and sensitive issues in the region’s politics, made all the more complex by Hungary’s alliance with Nazi Germany and attempts to reclaim the lost lands during World War II.
Over the past few years, tensions have simmered as Budapest raised concerns over the rights of Hungarian-speaking communities in Romania and Ukraine, while officials in surrounding countries looked on with discomfort as Orbán’s government poured large sums of money into Hungarian-speaking areas in neighboring states. Last year, the Hungarian government withdrew financial backing for a festival in Slovakia organized by a far-right group after its support for the event came under scrutiny.
Unlike some of his political rivals, Orbán grasped early on the power of Trianon in the popular imagination, even for people who were born decades after the treaty was signed. A survey conducted in 1991 across Europe found that Hungary, which had just become a democracy, had the largest majority of respondents claiming that pieces of neighboring countries belong to them — 68 percent.
Each year, the Hungarian leader’s most important political speech takes place not in Hungary, but in Romania. He often refers to the treaty — telling his supporters about a glorious past that was unfairly taken away.
A decade ago, Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party extended citizenship and voting rights to Hungarian-speakers in surrounding countries — who have become among the party’s most loyal voters. The Fidesz party’s delegation to the European Parliament currently includes one member from the Hungarian-speaking community in western Ukraine. [my emphasis]
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