Dutch withdrawal from the European Union

A hypothetical Dutch withdrawal from the European Union is also commonly referred to as a "Nexit", based on "Brexit", the common name for a British withdrawal from the European Union.[1]

A poll by the Pew Research Center in June 2016, before the British referendum, found the Dutch to have a 46% negative view of the European Union, but over 51% of their population found to have a positive view towards it.[2] Another poll, by peil.nl in the aftermath of the British vote, found 50% of the Dutch population to be against a similar referendum in their country and 46% to favour remaining in the union (compared to 43% against).[1]

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the possibility of a referendum "utterly irresponsible".[1] The most popular party in the country which favours it is the right-wing populist[3][4] Party for Freedom; its leader Geert Wilders made it a key issue in their manifesto for the 2017 general election with his party leading the polls.[1] Other parties believing in EU withdrawal or holding a referendum include: VoorNederland, The Libertarian Party, SP, 50PLUS[5] and Forum voor Democratie.[6][7][8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lyons, Kate (27 June 2016). "Frexit, Nexit or Oexit? Who will be next to leave the EU". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Euroscepticism on rise in Europe, poll suggests". BBC News. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Pauwels, Teun (2014). Populism in Western Europe: Comparing Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands. Routledge. pp. 117–118. ISBN 9781317653912.
  4. ↑ Merijn Oudenampsen (2013). "Explaining the Swing to the Right: The Dutch Debate on the Rise of Right-Wing Populism". In Ruth Wodak, Majid KhosraviNik, Brigitte Mral. Right-Wing Populism in Europe: Politics and Discourse. A&C Black. p. 191.
  5. ↑ http://stemlp.nl/verkiezingsprogramma-2017-2021/
  6. ↑ http://politiek.tpo.nl/2016/06/15/zo-denkt-politiek-den-haag-over-een-nexit-referendum/
  7. ↑ "Forum voor Democratie". Forumvoordemocratie.nl. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  8. ↑ . The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-times/antieu-boy-wonder-thierry-baudet-breezes-in-as-dutch-kingmaker/news-story/eee3b1c349b80b56f1da458fa08e6735. Retrieved 2017-02-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)(subscription required)
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