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How do you feel about Hungary's refugee referendum? | How do you feel about Hungary's refugee referendum? |
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Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister, has failed to convince a majority of his population to vote in a referendum on closing the door to refugees. Though more than 98% of those who voted sided with Orbán, more than half of the electorate stayed at home rendering the process constitutionally null and void. | Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister, has failed to convince a majority of his population to vote in a referendum on closing the door to refugees. Though more than 98% of those who voted sided with Orbán, more than half of the electorate stayed at home rendering the process constitutionally null and void. |
Orbán himself put a positive spin on the low turnout. He argued that while “a valid [referendum] is always better than an invalid [referendum]” the extremely high proportion of no-voters still gave him a mandate to go to Brussels next week “to ensure that we should not be forced to accept in Hungary people we don’t want to live with”. | Orbán himself put a positive spin on the low turnout. He argued that while “a valid [referendum] is always better than an invalid [referendum]” the extremely high proportion of no-voters still gave him a mandate to go to Brussels next week “to ensure that we should not be forced to accept in Hungary people we don’t want to live with”. |
The refugee referendum was an attempt to build support for this vision and Orbán hoped that a strong turnout would lead to a series of copycat votes across the continent. But despite the biggest and most divisive advertising campaign in Hungarian history, Orbán failed to entice enough voters to the ballot box. | The refugee referendum was an attempt to build support for this vision and Orbán hoped that a strong turnout would lead to a series of copycat votes across the continent. But despite the biggest and most divisive advertising campaign in Hungarian history, Orbán failed to entice enough voters to the ballot box. |
How do you feel about the result and how did you vote in the referendum? Why do you think so many people decided not to vote? | How do you feel about the result and how did you vote in the referendum? Why do you think so many people decided not to vote? |
You can share your thoughts with us by filling in the form below, anonymously if you wish. We’ll include some of your responses in our reporting. | You can share your thoughts with us by filling in the form below, anonymously if you wish. We’ll include some of your responses in our reporting. |
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