Hungary celebrates an embarrassing result
Published:
14 April 2003 y., Monday
Hungary is set to back entry into the European Union by a large majority, according to first results from Saturday's referendum.
With more than 99% of ballots counted, returns showed about 84% of voters backing entry, the Hungarian Electoral Committee announced.
Fireworks exploded in the night sky above the River Danube in the capital to the strains of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - the EU anthem - as the authorities welcomed the result.
Fireworks exploded in the night sky above the River Danube in the capital to the strains of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - the EU anthem - as the authorities welcomed the result.
But turnout was only about 46% suggesting many Hungarians had expressed their disapproval or fears about membership by staying away from voting stations. Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy put a brave face on the result nevertheless.
The citizens of Hungary, he said in a speech in front of the Academy of Sciences, like good parents, had provided a future for their children.
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