In yesterday’s referendum, the Dutch spoken out strongly against the European Union association agreement with Ukraine. Voting was of opinion leaders. Turnout was 32 per cent., And thus exceeded the minimum necessary for the validity of the level of 30 percent. authorized. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has already announced that the government will take into account the results of the vote.
According to preliminary results against the EU association agreement with Ukraine voted to make up 61 per cent. Dutch. Earlier, the contract has been ratified by both chambers of parliament, and entered into force.
The referendum was carried out on the initiative of eurosceptics who have gathered in this case more than 400 thousand. signatures. According to experts, the referendum was to answer the question, how strong preference to other Eurosceptic parties before the election, which will take place next year.
The Netherlands is the only EU country which has not ratified the agreement on closer economic and political cooperation of the EU with Ukraine, which makes the agreement is still in force only provisionally.
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