GETTY Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for a referendum on EU migrant quotas

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Prime Minister Viktor Orban has openly spoken against the EU migrant policies calling for a referendum on October 2. Initial fears over voters turnout have now been dismissed as Mr Orban’s campaign has gained strong support across Hungary. According to latest opinion polls at least two-thirds of the electorate will vote “no.”

We will never accept the mandatory quota for migrants Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Mr Orban said ahead of the referendum: “We have to be very clear. We will never, never, ever accept the mandatory quota for migrants.” Billboards across Hungary proclaiming that Brussels plans to relocate a city's worth of potential terrorists to the country may have an even stronger influence on Hungarians after a nail bomb exploded in Budapest. The call for a referendum comes after Hungary found itself in the epicentre of the migrant crisis last year.

GETTY Migrants trying to reach wealthy EU countries have cause havoc in Hungary

The EU had demanded Hungary take 1,294 refugees but the country refused to oblige to the quota system from the start and voted against it. Hungary has accepted no refugees under the plan. However thousands of refugees trying to reach Germany flooded the streets of Budapest and set up make-shifts camps. Orban’s government built fences on its southern borders with Serbia and Croatia to tackle the issue. Last year, Mr Orban said: “If we let the Muslims onto the continent to compete with us, they will outnumber us.”

GETTY Mr Orban has won support from many Hungarians

The referendum’s outcome could pave the way for Hungary voting to leave the EU altogether. The future of the EU has been left in shambles after Brexit vote triggered a domino effect, prompting countries to demand their own referendums. So far people across France, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Hungary have voiced their wish to break free from Brussels shackles.

GETTY European leaders met in Vienna to discuss the Balkan migrant trail

European leaders have met in Vienna to discuss the Balkan route taken by migrants trying to reach wealthy EU countries. During the summit, Mr Orban called for stricter controls across the balkan borders. He said: “When the migrants descend on us and trouble arrives it will be too late to reach for blueprints, for fences, for physical barriers, for new police and soldiers."

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