Opposition starts collecting signatures against the Chinese university
The National Election Office (NVI) on Wednesday said it has handed over the signature collection sheets to Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for the planned referendums on the Hungarian campus of China’s Fudan University and on extending the eligibility period for jobless benefits.
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, last week granted its approval to referendum questions aimed at preventing property from being transferred to Fudan University and at extending the job seekers’ benefit to a maximum 270 days.
Karácsony, the petitioner, requested 26,677 signature collection sheets for each question. One sheet has room for a maximum of 15 signatures, the NVI’s press department said.
Karácsony, the petitioner, requested 26,677 signature collection sheets for each question. One sheet has room for a maximum of 15 signatures, the NVI’s press department said.
The petitioner now has
120 days to gather 200,000 supporting signatures, which the NVI will then have 60 days to review.
Karácsony told a press conference in front of the election office that “after the success that was the [opposition] primary”, it was time for the opposition to “get back among the people, back on the streets and to go back to discussing the most pressing issues in Hungary for bringing about change”.
“Primary, referendum, and a change of government: that’s the agenda
we’re offering to those who want change and to everyone else in Hungary,” the mayor said.
Karácsony said the opposition aimed to gather the required 200,000 signatures as quickly as possible so that the eligibility period for the jobless benefit could be raised to nine months from three and a vote could be held on repealing “the Fudan law”.
Karácsony said the opposition aimed to gather the required 200,000 signatures as quickly as possible so that the eligibility period for the jobless benefit could be raised to nine months from three and a vote could be held on repealing “the Fudan law”.
I support the referendum against the Chinese university.
Excellent opportunity for the citizens to display opposition to the “barn”storming approach of Fidesz, who think they can do what they like and how they like, without Citizen consoltation.
Citizens through voting – NO – to this idiotic idea of a Chinese financed, controled and managed, Chinese “propaganda” breeding campus – by citizens – voting – NO – it will continue to place pressure on the Fidesz Party, that displays the massive concern in Hungary, the “growing” relationship Hungary has with China.
Opposing the chinese university is not the same as supporting the anti-Hungarian opposition.