Hungarian government: Brussels must be interested in what the Hungarian people have to say

Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács takes the view that Brussels must be interested in what the Hungarian people have to say, and it is important what their message will be at the referendum to be held on 2 October.

Mr Kovács said on the Friday morning programme of the public service television news channel M1 that we saw in the context of Brexit: if the people’s opinions, will and feelings regarding how things go in the European Union are disregarded, it may have consequences such as that a Member State decides to leave the EU.

The Government Spokesperson highlighted: on 2 October the Hungarian people will have to decide on a specific question, namely: who should have the powers – which have never been removed from national competence – to decide who may live in the territory of a given country? Mr Kovács believes that this decision will be unavoidable and unquestionable for Brussels which it will have to take into consideration also from the respect of the EU’s future, in order to determine how it should change the failed policy which it is pursuing regarding the issue of migration.

He also mentioned that in the past more than six months the left, but to some extent Jobbik, too, have done their utmost to make sure that the referendum on the forced relocation of migrants should not be valid and successful. Mr Kovács remarked that the question arises: what sort of a democrat is it who calls into question the most democratic forum for stating one’s opinion? He took the view that the extraordinary parliamentary session initiated by Jobbik for Monday, too, serves the purpose of cancelling the referendum, despite the fact that the people have the right to have a say. Consequently, on Monday, as he said, “for the sake of formality, there will be someone in Parliament to represent Fidesz, but we shall not provide the majority and the attendance that is necessary for the adoption of a decision”.