Socialists: Government dreads referendum on Sunday shopping ban

Budapest (MTI) – The government is “terrified” by the possibility of holding a referendum on Hungary’s shopping ban on Sundays, as suggested by the Socialist Party, its leader József Tóbiás told a press conference on Friday.

Tóbiás said the government’s “ad-hoc, ill-considered and controversial” initiative to hold another referendum on mandatory migrant quotas was aimed at covering up the confusion in government circles.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán cannot reserve the right to decide what referendums should be held and which ones should be rejected, Tóbiás said, and insisted that apart from the Sunday ban, voters should be asked whether state-owned land should be sold to “Fidesz-associated cronies” or if the salaries of senior officials could be as high as 5 million forints (EUR 16,000).

Tóbiás also called on the government to evaluate a recent incident in the National Election Office, where a group of thugs prevented Socialist representatives to submit their referendum initiatives concerning the Sunday ban.

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Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters