Hungary’s Parliament decided to keep polls open for an extra two hours to allow observant Jews to vote in a crucial referendum on E.U. membership that falls on a Saturday. Hungarian Jews and international organizations praised the Parliament’s decision, which followed a request from the Hungarian Jewish community.
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