Hungarian voters reject mandatory EU refugee quotas - but too few vote to have it count

Low voter turnout has invalidated Hungary's referendum on European Union refugee quotas.

Hungarian voters reject mandatory EU refugee quotas - but too few vote to have it count

Low voter turnout has invalidated Hungary's referendum on European Union refugee quotas, even though citizens voted in support of the government's opposition to any future mandatory schemes to relocate asylum-seekers.

The government claimed a "sweeping victory" while analysts said the result was an "embarrassing but not totally catastrophic defeat" for Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

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