Low voter turnout has invalidated the referendum [6] of Oct. 2 in which Hungarian citizens voted overwhelmingly to oppose any EU mandatory placement [7] of refugees. The proposed plan sought to share 160,000 asylum seekers throughout the 28-member bloc through imposition of mandatory quotas. The Hungarian government had opposed the imposition of the plan, along with other countries. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán nonetheless expressed his support for the referendum's results [8] as "excellent" and praised the turnout of voters.
From Jurist [9], Oct. 3 Used with permission.
