Frexit more than a possibility worries French President. (1 Viewer)

[NeverTrump]

France is clearing shaking by the Brexit and now far right leaders there are calling for a French Referendum on the EU. Is this the beginning of the end of the EU?

EU faces 'immense DANGER' Hollande warns after THREE-HOUR emergency crisis talks in France | World | News | Daily Express

French voters ask for Frexit EU referendum after Germany and Brexit | World | News | Daily Express

Far right FN party calls for French 'Frexit' referendum on EU | Reuters

 

[PeteEU]

The Far right have little power in France. They are very vocal and have gotten some wins on local level and EU level. However on a national scale they are nothing.

How many members of the French parliament? 2 out of 577.
How many members of the French Senate? 0 out of 348.

They can call all they want, but getting a referendum going would require them getting support from other parties who all are pro-EU. Aint gonna happen at the moment.

 

[Jack Hays]

E.U. faces harsh disconnect between its leaders and citizens




The most dangerous threat to the European Union is the voice of its people, who seem to view the administrative capital of Brussels with the same disdain many Americans hold for Washington, D.C.

• By Anthony Faiola and Michael Birnbaum

 

[Jack Hays]

The Far right have little power in France. They are very vocal and have gotten some wins on local level and EU level. However on a national scale they are nothing.

How many members of the French parliament? 2 out of 577.
How many members of the French Senate? 0 out of 348.

They can call all they want, but getting a referendum going would require them getting support from other parties who all are pro-EU. Aint gonna happen at the moment.

The EU is less popular in France than it was in the UK.


How European Countries View Brexit | Pew Research Center

www.pewglobal.org/2016/06/07/euroskepticism-beyond-brexit/


Jun 7, 2016 - Supporters of Euroskeptic parties – especially in France, Italy, Poland, ... The drop-off in overall EU support in key countries in the past year has been .... Europeans overwhelmingly agree that UK departure would hurt EU ...