http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220618-153115-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-role-of-referenda-in-orbans-regime/ The Role of Referenda in Orban’s Regime Kazai, Viktor Z. eng 2022-06-18 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Fidesz Plebiscite Referendum Viktor Orbán Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Following the parliamentary elections and the national referendum in April 2022, the OSCE found that the legal framework was inadequate for the conduct of a democratic plebiscite. Even though the observers noted several shortcomings of the legal regulation and documented many serious anomalies of the electoral system, they failed to put their analysis in a broader political and legal context. The aim of this short piece is to briefly describe the role that the referenda play in Orbán’s regime.