While campaigning in Arad, PSD presidential candidate Nastase said that it would be "against European practice" for Hungary to grant dual citizenship to ethnic Hungarians in neighbouring countries. Nastase said the move was part of Hungarian opposition FIDESZ's "electoral gimmicks" two years ahead of the Hungarian parliamentary elections. Senator Frunda retorted that Nastase's statements were themselves "electoral."Nastase said later in Oradea that he would agree to dual citizenship if it were limited to "special cases" rather than a right to which all ethnic Hungarians would be entitled.
