2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum

A government-initiated referendum on European Union migrant quotas will be held in Hungary in autumn of 2016.

Background

See also: Hungarian border barrier

On 24 February 2016, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced during an extraordinary press conference that the Hungarian government initiated a referendum on whether to accept European Union's mandatory quotas for relocating migrants. He also said it is "no secret that the Hungarian government refuses migrant quotas" and will campaigning for "No" votes. Orbán argued the quota system would "redraw Hungary and Europe's ethnic, cultural and religious identity, which no EU body has the right to do".

Referendum question

Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens to Hungary without the approval of the National Assembly?

Opinion polling

Date(s) conducted	Yes	No	Undecided	Certain voters	Sample	Conducted by	Polling type
13–19 May 2016	23%	77%	0%	62%	1,000	Nézőpont	Telephone
11–15 May 2016	11%	87%	2%	54%	~1,000	Századvég	Telephone
24–26 Feb 2016	10%	84%	6%	N/A	500	Századvég	Telephone

See also

• European migrant crisis