Jobbik deputy group leader Dóra Dúró criticised both ruling Fidesz and the Socialists over their stance on Hungary’s election rules on postal voting saying that Fidesz completely rejected their proposals at the talks while the Socialists did not even bother to show up.

She said the state should allow those Hungarians “who have been mostly forced to go abroad” to maintain contact with their home country in as many ways as possible.

She added that the “spirit of the current law” was against this. Under the current law, citizens who have a permanent address in the country but are abroad on the day of an election or referendum can only vote at a representative office near them, while ethnic Hungarians living beyond the border can vote by mail.

Jobbik will continue its efforts to have a parliamentary session called over the issue, she said. Ákos Hadházy, co-leader of green opposition LMP, said the party supported an amendment to the law allowing voting by mail.

At the same time, he reiterated that the quota referendum is pointless because it will not solve the problem of migration.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.