Dutch withdrawal from the European Union

Location of the Netherlands in the European Union

Dutch withdrawal from the European Union (colloquially "Nexit", a portmanteau of "Netherlands" and "exit") refers to the hypothesis that the Netherlands might withdraw from the European Union.[1] The most recent opinion poll on the subject, in January 2020, showed a 33% minority favouring withdrawal.[2]

Political initiatives

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the possibility of a referendum "utterly irresponsible" and dangerous to the country.[1] Political parties that are Hard Eurosceptic or calling for a referendum on European Union membership are the right-wing populist[3][4] Party for Freedom and Forum for Democracy.[5][6]

Public opinion

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Date(s) conducted Polling Firm Sample Remain Leave Undecided Lead Ref
5–9 June 2020 I&O Research 1,638 75% 25% — 50% [7]
19–24 April 2019 I&O Research 2,510 72% 16% 12% 56% [8]
25–28 March 2019 EenVandaag 27,652 64% 29% 7% 37% [9]
18–22 January 2019 I&O Research 2,510 72% 18% 10% 54% [10]
11–13 September 2018 Ipsos 1,017 55% 21% 24% 34% [11]
6 March – 7 April 2017 Pew Research 1,006 80% 18% 2% 62% [12]
5–7 July 2016 EenVandaag 25,681 53% 39% 8% 14% [13]
23 June 2016 The United Kingdom votes to leave the EU.
10–20 June 2016 EenVandaag 27,000 45% 48% 7% 3% [14]
27–31 May 2016 TNS Public Affairs 981 49% 33% 18% 16% [15]
4–7 March 2016 I&O Research 2,510 67% 22% 11% 45% [16]

Polling

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A poll in the Netherlands by the Pew Research Center in June 2016, conducted before the British referendum which led to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, found 51% of the Dutch respondents to have a positive view of the European Union and 46% a negative view.[17] Another poll by peil.nl in the aftermath of the 2016 British referendum found 50% of the respondents to be against a similar referendum in their country, with 46% of those in favour of remaining in the EU compared to 43% overall against remaining.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lyons, Kate (27 June 2016). "Frexit, Nexit or Oexit? Who will be next to leave the EU". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ Klapwijk, Petra (31 January 2020). "33 procent wil na de brexit ook een 'nexit'" [33 percent also want a 'nexit' after Brexit]. EenVandaag. Retrieved 22 March 2023. Toch wil de meerderheid van de deelnemers graag lid van de EU blijven: 59 procent. [Nevertheless, the majority of the participants would like to remain a member of the EU: 59 percent.]
  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. ^ "Forum voor Democratie". Forumvoordemocratie.nl. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ Kees Pieters (15 June 2016). "Zo denkt politiek Den Haag over een NEXIT-referendum". Politiek.tpo.nl. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1273206543949930496
  8. ^ https://ioresearch.nl/Portals/0/BWEBPR17_I%26O%20Research%20EU%20en%20EP%20april%202019_1.pdf Archived 21 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/panels/opiniepanel/alle-uitslagen/item/meerderheid-wil-geen-nexit/
  10. ^ https://ioresearch.nl/Portals/0/I%26O%20Research%20Brexit%20jan%202019.pdf
  11. ^ http://content1a.omroep.nl/urishieldv2/l27m031293d44dece972005ba4fed5000000.fd1c88970afd508c0d031a62afef8849/nos/docs/Ipsos_NOS_Prinsjesdagrapport2018.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.pewglobal.org/2017/06/15/most-europeans-judge-brexit-as-bad-for-eu-and-uk
  13. ^ https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/fileadmin/editorial/docs/uitslagrapportagebrexitennexit.pdf
  14. ^ https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/fileadmin/editorial/docs/uitslagrapportagebrexitennexit.pdf
  15. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201026061532/https://www.tns-sofres.com/sites/default/files/2016.06.06-brexit.pdf
  16. ^ https://ioresearch.nl/Portals/0/Politieke%20peiling%20maart%202016%20versie%202_1.pdf Archived 21 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Euroscepticism on rise in Europe, poll suggests". BBC News. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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