CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Oprics, Dora |
|---|---|
| Title | The 2022 Hungarian Child Protection Referendum and the Civil Society Campaign that made it invalid |
| Summary | This thesis is about the Hungarian Child Protection referendum that was held in April, 2022 and the civil society initiative 2X that made this referendum invalid. The referendum aimed to validate the then newly introduced child protection measures by the Hungarian government, encapsulated in Act LXXIX of 2021. This legislation includes actions against pedophile offenders but also amendments with significant anti-LGBTQIA+ implications. The government initiated the referendum to demonstrate public support for these exclusionary measures. However, the referendum was declared invalid due to insufficient voter turnout and the casting of 1.7 million invalid votes. The high number of invalid votes can be linked to the civil society campaign "To Invalid Questions, Invalid Answers" or 2X. This thesis explores the impact of the 2X campaign on the invalid turnout of the referendum, analyzing its effectiveness and impact on public opinion and civic engagement in Hungary. |
| Supervisor | Sándor, Judit |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/oprics_dora.pdf |
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