Hungarian PM bids to ban mass settlement of migrants after failed referendum

Hungary's prime minister is proposing a constitutional amendment that would ban the mass settlement of migrants without parliament's approval.

Viktor Orban said on Tuesday that the amendment would reflect the will of 3.3 million voters who, in a weekend referendum, supported the government's opposition to any future attempts by the European Union to relocate asylum seekers.

The referendum was invalidated by a low turnout.

Mr Orban said "there are 3.3 million people in Hungary who decided that they won't allow anyone else to decide on... the matter of settlement and migrants".

He said the composition of a country's population is part of its "constitutional identity", which Brussels has no right to change.

It is uncertain whether opposition politicians will help pass the amendment, which needs a two-thirds majority.