Biskop Tőkés er blevet en slags legende i ungarsk politik gennem sine aktiviteter op til i dag, sin rolle i den rumænske overgang til demokrati og sin vedvarende kamp for det største nationale mindretal i Europa, det ungarske samfund i Rumænien.
Bishop Tőkés has become a sort of legend in Hungarian politics through his activities up to now, his role in the Romanian transition to democracy, and his persistent fight for the largest national minority native to Europe, the Hungarian community living in Romania.