Liberals submit objection to election cttee over referendum campaign

Budapest, June 7 (MTI) – The Hungarian Liberal Party has submitted an objection to the National Election Committee (NVB), arguing that the government campaign in support of its referendum seeking to block approval of the European Union’s mandatory migrant quota plan is illegal.

Liberal politician Ádám Sermer told a news conference on Tuesday that the government’s campaign material is not informative but seeks to influence voters to reject the quota plan. At the same time, the rules state that a campaign can only be mounted fifty days before the date for the popular vote, and since a date has not yet been set the current campaign is illegal, he insisted.

The Liberals have called on the NVB to instruct the government to withdraw its illegal campaign.

In its response, ruling Fidesz referred to “pro-immigration” parties and insisted that those forces sought to “prevent voters from being informed” about the referendum.