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 vote to leave the union.[1]
A poll by the Pew Research Center in June 2016, before the British referendum, found France to have a 61% unfavourable view of the EU, second only to Greece's 71%, with the UK on 48%.[2]
After the British vote to leave, French National Front leader Marine Le Pen proposed a French referendum on EU membership if she were to win the 2017 presidential election.[3] Incumbent president François Hollande met with politicians including Le Pen in the aftermath of the vote, and rejected her proposal for a referendum.[4] Fellow 2017 candidates Jean-Luc Mélenchon of the Left Party and Nicolas Dupont-Aignan of France Arise also advocate for a referendum.[5]
American billionaire investor George Soros, who opposed Britain's exit, has named France and the Netherlands as the next countries to leave the EU.[6]
See Also
- Dutch withdrawal from the European Union
- Greek withdrawal from the eurozone
- United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
- Euroscepticism
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (24 June 2016). "European far right hails Brexit vote". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Thomson, Adam (25 June 2016). "François Hollande meets Marine Le Pen to discuss Brexit fallout". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Focraud, Arnaud (21 June 2016). "Le Pen, Mélenchon, Dupont-Aignan… A chaque eurosceptique son 'Frexit'". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Strydom, Martin (27 June 2016). "Get ready for Frexit and Nexit in damaged Europe, says Soros". The Times. Retrieved 28 June 2016.