Hungary referendum on EU migrant quotas invalid, less than 50% turnout
- 8 years ago
Hungarians have voted to reject the EU’s migrant quotas in a referendum, however, the turnout was below the 50% threshold to be valid, according to an opinion poll from Nezopont think-tank.
Gergely Gulyas an MP from the ruling party said that exit poll data suggested voter turnout will be around 45%, and that 95% of those who did vote rejected the mandatory quotas.
Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party are some of the strongest opponents of immigration in the EU. As the migrant crisis erupted in the last year the government decided to seal its borders with a razor-wire fence.
Gergely Gulyas an MP from the ruling party said that exit poll data suggested voter turnout will be around 45%, and that 95% of those who did vote rejected the mandatory quotas.
Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party are some of the strongest opponents of immigration in the EU. As the migrant crisis erupted in the last year the government decided to seal its borders with a razor-wire fence.