Hungary's proposed Fudan campus stirred public anger, prime minister promised to hold referendum for public's decision

A proposed campus of China's Fudan University in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, sparked a demonstration by 10,000 people on the 5th of this month against it. Local media later quoted government officials as saying that a referendum was planned for early 2023, at which point the people of Budapest could decide whether they wanted the Fudan campus. Reuters reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán promised on Thursday (10) to hold a referendum on a planned campus establishment for Chinese Fudan University.

Hungary will hold a general election early next year, and analysts say Viktor Orbán is shelving the campus project to defuse political tensions.

Hungarian pro-government media quoted Gergely Gulyas, Minister of Office to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, saying that plans for a Fudan campus have not yet begun. He also said that a referendum would be held in Budapest in early 2023 after the plan takes shape, at which point locals can decide whether they want a Fudan campus. In the past, Orbán has given up on promoting unpopular projects, such as a tax on Internet traffic.

Source: Stand News #Jun06

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Hungarian Mayor renames 4 streets to protest against the government allowing China's Fudan University to have a branch campus in Budapest.

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Citizens in Hungary has spoken once again!

Hungary's election authority has approved a bid to hold a referendum over the planned construction of a Chinese university in Budapest.
The referendum process will begin next month if the decision is not challenged in court.

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