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DK: Orbán should resign if migrant quota referendum invalid
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Budapest, July 28 (MTI) – If the October 2 referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota is invalid, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should resign, the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Thursday.
While ruling Fidesz’s “hate campaign is at full swing on every front,” the democratic opposition parties have gradually come to agree that their members and supporters should stay away from the “senseless” referendum, which “causes serious damage to Hungary”, party spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told MTI.
If people who never take part in elections and referendums plus supporters of the opposition parties that reject it stay away from the vote, then there will be a realistic chance for the referendum to be invalid, namely the turnout will remain below the 50 percent limit, he added.
Orbán should then resign because it was he who initiated the referendum and should therefore take the political responsibility for its failure, Gréczy said.
The referendum is is not about whom should resign; such a statement is political posturing. The referendum is the opportunity for Hungarians to state their opinion on Brussels’ proposal to fine countries for not accepting a specified quota of refugees. In fact, it’s not just about Hungary; it’s about the entire EU. If the referendum does not go ahead then the country could find that the next step might well lead to Hungexit. Regrettably I cannot vote, but if I could I would.