Government: Hungary referendum about national sovereignty

London, September 12 (MTI) – Hungary’s migrant quota referendum is a question of national sovereignty, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said at a roundtable for the press at the Hungarian embassy in London on Monday.

Voters in the Oct. 2 referendum will indicate whether “others should make decisions for us in causes we have not delegated to European or other institutions”, Kovács said.

“It is unimaginable that the Hungarian parliament would turn a blind eye to the outcome of the referendum — and this possibility doesn’t even arise. And it is inconceivable that Brussels would not have to deal with the expression of the Hungarian people.”

The spokesman insisted that the referendum would have both legal and political consequences.

The referendum is not about Hungary’s EU membership “in any way” but about Europe itself; it is about “what kind of European Union we want”, Kovács said. The Hungarian government has a vision of a strong EU, which is manifested through strong member states, he added.