Referendum On Party Zone Fails

  • 20 Feb 2018 11:26 AM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Referendum On Party Zone Fails
Sunday’s local referendum on forcing bars in the Seventh District “party zone” to close at midnight failed due to low turnout, as only about 20% of eligible voters took part.

Of those who turned out, two-thirds voted in favour of the restriction, according to HVG.

The Association for a Living Erzsébetváros, an initiator of the referendum, said its petition on finding a dialogue-based solution had been signed by more than 50,000 Seventh District residents, more than six times as many as voted on Sunday.

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