referendum on migrant quotas

17/08/2016

Referendum – Identity at core in referendum, says Fidesz deputy leader

Budapest, August 16 (MTI) – Identity and survival are core issues at stake in the Oct. 2 referendum on the European Union migrant quota system, with […]
16/08/2016

Liberals urge voters to participate in quota referendum

Budapest, August 15 (MTI) – The Liberal party disagrees with the other opposition parties that want voters to boycott the Oct 2 referendum on migrant quotas […]
16/08/2016

Jobbik gathers sufficient support for parlt session on election law

Budapest (MTI) – The Jobbik party has collected the required number of signatures to initiate a special session of parliament for August 22 to discuss amending […]
14/08/2016

Quota referendum campaign starts in Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – The campaign preceding the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota system, set for October 2, officially started on Saturday. Under Hungary’s […]
14/08/2016

Vona: If Jobbik wins power, Hungary will be a more democratic and free country

Bucharest, August 13 (MTI) – The leader of Hungary’s Jobbik has urged voters to participate in the upcoming referendum and vote against the European Union’s migrant […]
13/08/2016

Együtt urges voters to boycott quota referendum

Budapest (MTI) – The opposition Együtt party will urge its voters to abstain from participating in the Oct 2 referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota […]
12/08/2016

Election committee rejects Socialist complaint over govt’s quota referendum campaign

Budapest, August 12 (MTI) – The National Election Committee on Friday threw out a complaint the opposition Socialist Party had filed concerning the government’s quota referendum […]
12/08/2016

Migrant quota referendum irrelevant to EC, says opposition DK

Budapest, August 11 (MTI) – The outcome of the Oct 2 referendum in Hungary about the European Union’s migrant quotas is irrelevant to the European Commission […]
11/08/2016

Hungarians afraid of migrants more than average – Survey

Budapest, August 11 (MTI) – A higher proportion of Hungarians are afraid of migrants than the average in a 22-nation survey conducted by Ipsos, with 55 […]
11/08/2016

Fidesz: Quota referendum could be wake-up call to Brussels

Budapest, August 10 (MTI) – Hungary’s Oct 2 referendum on the European Union’s planned migrant quotas could work as a wake-up call to Brussels and change […]
10/08/2016

LMP says Socialists wrong to sit out election law amendment talks

Budapest, August 10 (MTI) – The Socialist Party was wrong to stay away from a meeting parliamentary parties held earlier this week to discuss a possible […]
10/08/2016

Socialists: refusal to vote at October referendum means “stay in Europe”

Budapest, August 9 (MTI) – “Those who stay at home on October 2 will stay in Europe”, the opposition Socialists said in a single-sentence response to […]
09/08/2016

Socialists to launch quota referendum campaign on September 1

Budapest (MTI) – The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár announced on Monday. […]
08/08/2016

No amendment likely to election law in connection with quota referendum

Budapest, August 8 (MTI) – No amendment to Hungary’s election law can be expected after talks were held on Monday among parliamentary parties at the initiative […]
08/08/2016

Referendum could protect Hungary from EU migrant quota, says state secretary

Budapest, August 8 (MTI) – If the Oct. 2 national referendum on the EU migrant quota is valid and the majority of people vote against it, […]
05/08/2016

Socialists reject Jobbik initiative for special parlt session

Budapest, August 5 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party rejects the Jobbik party’s initiative for five-party talks and a special parliamentary session later this month on […]
04/08/2016

Jobbik initiates special parliament session to amend election law

Budapest, August 4 (MTI) – The Jobbik party has initiated an extraordinary session of parliament for later this month to amend Hungary’s election law with a […]
03/08/2016

LMP calls on govt to allow all Hungarians abroad to vote by mail in autumn referendum

Budapest, August 3 (MTI) – The green opposition LMP party has called on the government to allow all Hungarians living abroad, including those working in western […]
03/08/2016

Liberals propose introducing e-voting

Budapest, August 3 (MTI) – The Liberal Party has proposed that Hungary should follow Estonia’s example and introduce electronic voting in its election system. Anett BÅ‘sz, […]
02/08/2016

Socialists: Allow all Hungarians abroad to vote by mail

Budapest, August 1 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists have called on the government to ensure that every Hungarian living outside the country can participate in the […]