Referendum in Hungary on the country’s accession to the European Union (Budapest, 12 April 2003)

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On 12 April 2003, the Hungarian people vote overwhelmingly (84 %) in favour of Hungary’s accession to the European Union in a referendum. The turnout in the referendum is 46 %. In this photo, Viktor Orbán, former Hungarian Prime Minister, puts his ballot paper in the ballot box.

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Source: Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán casts his vote at a polling station during the referendum on joining the EU in 2004. Kovacs, Tamas. Budapest: EPA/MTI, 12/04/2003. Colour.

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Referendum in Hungary on the country’s accession to the European Union (Budapest, 12 April 2003)