Editing Elections in Hungary (section)

==Referendums==
The [[Constitution of Hungary]] prescribes two ways to hold a referendum (Article 8<ref name="constitution">{{cite web | title = The Fundamental Law of Hungary | url = http://www.kormany.hu/download/4/c3/30000/THE%20FUNDAMENTAL%20LAW%20OF%20HUNGARY.pdf | access-date = 2013-11-02 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130102160605/http://www.kormany.hu/download/4/c3/30000/THE%20FUNDAMENTAL%20LAW%20OF%20HUNGARY.pdf | archive-date = 2013-01-02 }}</ref>):
* Parliament shall order a national referendum upon the motion of at least two hundred thousand electors
* Parliament may order a national referendum upon the motion of the President of the Republic, the Government or one hundred thousand electors.

The Constitution imposes a number of prohibitions on matters on which a referendum can be held, including amending Constitution, budget, taxing, obligations from international agreements, military operations, etc.<ref name="constitution" />

Required [[voter turnout]] for the referendum to be valid is 50%. The decision made by a referendum is binding on the Parliament.<ref name="constitution" />

===Past referendums===
There were 8 referendums in modern Hungary:
* [[1989 Hungarian referendum|Four-part referendum]] in 1989 (4 questions, all passed)
* [[1990 Hungarian presidential election referendum|Presidential election referendum]] in 1990 (1 question, failed because of low voter turnout)
* [[1997 Hungarian NATO membership referendum|NATO membership referendum]] in 1997 (1 question, passed)
* [[2003 Hungarian European Union membership referendum|European Union membership referendum]] in 2003 (1 question, passed)
* [[2004 Hungarian dual citizenship referendum|Dual citizenship referendum]] in 2004 (2 questions, both failed because of low voter turnout)
* [[2008 Hungarian fees abolishment referendum|Fees abolishment referendum]] in 2008 (3 question, all passed)
* [[2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum]] in 2016 (1 question, failed because of low voter turnout)
* [[2022 Hungarian LGBT in education referendum]] in 2022 (4 questions, failed because of low voter turnout)