2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum
A referendum related to the European Union's migrant relocation plans was held in Hungary on 2 October 2016. The referendum was initiated by the government, under the provision of article 8 of the new constitution of 2012. It was commonly referred to as the kvótanépszavazás or kvótareferendum ("quota referendum") in the Hungarian media.
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Do you want the European Union to be able to mandate the obligatory resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens into Hungary even without the approval of the National Assembly? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outcome | Proposal failed as voter turnout was below 50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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NO votes by county. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Politics of Hungary |
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While an overwhelming majority of voters rejected the EU's migrant quotas, the share of valid votes was below the 50% required for the result to be considered valid.
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