No Budapest 2024 Referendum in Hungary

December 15, 2016

Hungary’s supreme court has rejected the latest effort to hold a national referendum on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The supreme court upheld judgements made by a lower court, ruling that the questions asked could mislead voters.

Budapest is competing alongside Paris and Los Angeles to host the games. The German city of Hamburg withdrew its bid in 2015.