Dutch withdrawal from the European Union
A hypotheticised Dutch withdrawal from the European Union, sometimes referred to as a "Nexit" (based on "Brexit", the common name for a British withdrawal from the European Union), [1] is a proposal with limited support in the Netherlands.
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 to advocate 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, where his party initially led the polls but ended up as a distant second behind the pro-EU VVD.[1] Other parties believing in EU withdrawal or holding a referendum include: VoorNederland, the Libertarian Party,[5] the Socialist Party, 50PLUS and Forum for Democracy.[6][7]
Public opinion
| Date(s) conducted | Conducted by | Remain | Leave | Undecided | Lead | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11–13 September 2018 | Ipsos | 55% | 21% | 24% | 34% | 1,017 |
| 6 March–7 April 2017 | Pew Research | 80% | 18% | 2% | 62% | 1,006 |
| 5–7 July 2016 | EenVandaag | 53% | 39% | 8% | 14% | 25,681 |
| 23 June 2016 | The United Kingdom votes to leave the EU. | |||||
| 10–20 June 2016 | EenVandaag | 45% | 48% | 7% | 3% | 27,000 |
| 27–31 May 2016 | TNS Public Affairs | 49% | 22% | 18% | 27% | 981 |
| 4–7 March 2016 | I&O Research | 67% | 22% | 11% | 45% | 2,510 |
See also
- Frexit, a similar hypothetical proposal in France
- Greek withdrawal from the eurozone, another hypothetical suggestion.
- Euroscepticism
References
- 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.
- ↑ "Euroscepticism on rise in Europe, poll suggests". BBC News. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ↑ Pauwels, Teun (2014). Populism in Western Europe: Comparing Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands. Routledge. pp. 117–118. ISBN 9781317653912.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑
- ↑ Kees Pieters. "Zo denkt politiek Den Haag over een NEXIT-referendum". Politiek.tpo.nl. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ↑ "Forum voor Democratie". Forumvoordemocratie.nl. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
External links
- Dutch language article in the Volkskrant February 2014 article, reactions on a report written by Capital Economics commissioned by the eurosceptical Party for Freedom about leaving the EU.