The government has granted Hungarian citizenship to over 320,000 residents of other countries under its simplified nationalisation procedures in the past two years, Népszabadság reports, citing an official summary. Over 360,000 applications for citizenship were submitted. Deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén said recently that only 1.5% of applications are rejected. The vast majority of those turned down do not speak Hungarian and a small number are rejected for public or national security considerations, according to the summary.