Hungary referendum rejects EU mandatory migrant plan

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: BBC

Hungarians who voted in a referendum on Sunday have overwhelmingly rejected mandatory EU migrant quotas, the national election office has said.

But exit polls suggest that turnout failed to reach the 50% needed for the result to be valid.

With nearly all the votes counted, 98% rejected the quotas, officials said.

Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Hungarians to reject the EU scheme, describing it as a threat to Europe's security and way of life.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37528325

[Eugene]

1. Updated BBC headline at link: Hungary PM claims EU migrant quota referendum victory

Source: BBC

Hungary PM claims EU migrant quota referendum victory

2 October 2016 Europe

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has declared victory in a referendum on mandatory EU migrant quotas, despite a low turnout that appeared to render it invalid.

Nearly 98% of those who took part supported the government's call to reject the EU plan.

But only 43% of the electorate voted, short of the 50% required to be valid.

A government spokesman said the outcome was binding "politically and legally" but the opposition said the government did not have the support it needed.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37528325

[goldent]

2. " the opposition said the government did not have the support it needed. "

the opposition said the government did not have the support it needed.

Sounds like the opposition party(s) will continue to play the role of the opposition.

[rpannier]

3. Hungarian Law requires 50%+1 turn-out

They didn't get the turn out so under the law it failed
But also under that law, the referendum to join the EU also failed almost two decades ago