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Hungary movement collects 266,000 signatures for Olympic bid referendum

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian political movement Momentum has collected over 266,000 signatures to force a referendum on Budapest's 2024 Olympic bid, its chairman said on Friday, well above the minimum number of signatures required to put the matter to a vote. Andras Fekete-Gyor made the comment in a news conference. The movement has gathered 266,151 signatures, according to information on its Facebook page. (Reporting by Krisztina Than; Writing by Gergely Szakacs; editing by John Stonestreet)