Hungary’s PM Calls for National Referendum on Migrant Quota

Hungary’s prime minister has called for a national referendum on the European Union’s mandatory quotas for migrants and refugees. Speaking in parliament Wednesday, Viktor Orban reiterated that Brussels has no right to "redraw Europe's cultural and religious identity," adding that introducing resettlement quotas without voter approval “equals an abuse of power.” "We Hungarians feel – I am convinced that the government is responding to public sentiment now –...

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