BUDAPEST: Hungarians are poised to reject the EU’s troubled refugee quota plan in a referendum on Sunday, potentially further boosting the European clout of fiercely anti-migrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Latest polls indicate the “no” camp will comfortably win, although if the turnout fails to reach 50 per-cent, the vote will be deemed invalid.

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