Hungary Socialists initiate referendum on protection of lakes

The Socialist Party is initiating a referendum on the status and protection of public beaches at Hungarian lakes, the head of the party's board said in Fonyod, at Lake Balaton, on Thursday. Agnes Kunhalmi told a press conference that the referendum will contain three questions. The first will ask people whether public beaches on sweetwater lakes should be accessible free of charge. The second and third questions will ask whether parliament should impose a ban on selling public beaches and undertaking constructions on them.