GETTY Hungary hopes to be next to hold its own referendum

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In the wake of the UK's Brexit vote and the decision to leave the European Union (EU), the Hungarian President, Janos Ader, has ordered a nationwide referendum on October 2. The Hungarian people will be asked whether they want to accept any future European Union quota system for resettling migrants. The question will be: "Do you want the European Union to be entitled to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the consent of parliament?"

GETTY Hungary does not want to put up with Burssels sharing out migrants across the bloc

The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has fiercely opposed the EU's plans to relocate 160,000 migrants around the bloc by using mandatory quotas, but the scheme was approved by a majority of members. Mr Orban has said that the vote will give people a chance to stand up for Hungary's sovereignty. The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Sziijarto, said in a radio interview yesterday that Brussels must be stopped. He said: "Brussels must be stopped, we must put an end to the violent immigration policy that is contrary to the will of the European people.

Powerful images as migrants protest in Hungary Tue, April 4, 2017 Migrants protest outside Budapest's Keleti Railway Station after it was closed off by police to prevent people travelling on to western Europe Play slideshow REUTERS 1 of 53 A migrant taunts Hungarian riot police as they fire tear gas and water cannon on the Serbian side of the border, near Roszke

GETTY The Government wants to take back control over the numbers of people coming to Hungary

"One of the biggest problems of the European Union is that the European political elite is pursuing a policy which completely disregards the opinion of the European people and often goes against their will." Mr Szijjarto believes that the EU’s flawed immigration policy is now even jeopardising the unity of the EU. He has blamed the EU's open border policy for the fact that the Leave vote was victorious in the UK's referendum.

GETTY The EU is concerned that BREXIT could lead to similar referendums elsewhere in Europe