Frexit

"Frexit" is a common name for a hypothetical French withdrawal from the European Union. The name is based on "Brexit", the common name for the British withdrawal from the European Union.[1]

A poll by the Pew Research Center in June 2016, before the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016, found France to have a 61% unfavourable view of the EU, second only to Greece's 71%, with the United Kingdom on 48%.[2] However, when asked about an actual departure from the EU, 45% of French wanted to stay at the heart of the bloc, while 33% expressed a desire to leave.[3]

After a 2016 referendum in the UK resulted in 51.9% of votes being cast in favour of exiting the European Union, French Front National leader Marine Le Pen proposed a French referendum on EU membership if she were to win the 2017 presidential election.[4] Incumbent president François Hollande met with politicians including Le Pen in the aftermath of the vote, and rejected her proposal for a referendum.[5] Fellow 2017 candidates Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the Left Party and Nicolas Dupont-Aignan of France Arise also advocate for a referendum.[6]

Hungarian-American billionaire investor George Soros, who opposed Britain's exit, predicts France and the Netherlands as the next countries to leave the EU.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ "Sondage : les Français ne veulent pas quitter l'Europe". lefigaro.fr. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Chrisafis, Angelique (24 June 2016). "European far right hails Brexit vote". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Thomson, Adam (25 June 2016). "François Hollande meets Marine Le Pen to discuss Brexit fallout". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Focraud, Arnaud (21 June 2016). "Le Pen, Mélenchon, Dupont-Aignan… A chaque eurosceptique son 'Frexit'" [Le Pen, Mélenchon, Dupont-Aignan... To each eurosceptic their own 'Frexit']. Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Strydom, Martin (27 June 2016). "Get ready for Frexit and Nexit in damaged Europe, says Soros". The Times. Retrieved 28 June 2016.(registration required)
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