Asked about some polls suggesting that the referendum could succeed, Molnár responded by saying that such an outcome “would take Hungary in the antechamber for exiting the EU.”

Molnár said that opposition parties are preparing to mount “a short but rather fierce campaign” starting on September 2.

Details of DK’s campaign will be revealed on Tuesday next week, he added. In the referendum Hungarians will be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens to Hungary without the approval of parliament?”

Under Hungary’s referendum law, a referendum is valid if voter turnout is over 50%.

It is considered successful if more than half of the valid votes are cast for the same answer.

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