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Czechout? - Anti-Migrant Czech President Calls For Referendum On EU Membership
(REUTERS) -- Czech President Milos Zeman called for the Czech Republic to hold a referendum on European Union and NATO membership following Britain’s shock vote to leave the EU, a suggestion quickly rebuffed by the government.Zeman said on Thursday he would back his country staying in the EU and NATO. He has no power to call a referendum but is an influential leader in a country where euroscepticism is widespread. The Czech Republic joined the bloc in 2004. "I disagree with those who are for leaving the European Union," Czech Radio quoted Zeman as saying at a meeting with citizens in the eastern town of Velke Mezirici late on Thursday. "But I will do everything for them to have a referendum and be able to express themselves. And the same goes for a NATO exit too," the centre-left president said. A jewel encrusted Fabergé egg and 80,000 Aeroflot bonus points to Zeman over the addition of the NATO comment. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-07-02 |
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