Hungary to hold an EU referendum ion October 02,2016 to decide whether to ignore EU diktat on accepting a quota of migrants

Hungary will hold a referendum on October 2 on troubled EU plans to relocate migrants among member states, a scheme fiercely opposed by right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the president said Tuesday July 05,2016

'As president of the republic I decree that the referendum will be held on October 2,' Janos Ader said in a statement.

Voters will be asked: 'Do you want the EU to prescribe the mandatory relocation of non-Hungarian citizens to Hungary without the approval of the Hungarian parliament?'

Orban's government voted against the European Union's plan to share 160,000 migrants around the 28-nation bloc via mandatory quotas, but the scheme was approved by a majority of member states in September 2015

Around 400,000 migrants passed through Hungary before the country sealed its southern border

Hungary has erected razor wire along its border with Serbia to try and stop illegal immigration

Hungarian police regularly arrest those who attempt to enter the country illegally and bring them to court