Dutch withdrawal from the European Union

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Nexit (a portmanteau of "Netherlands" and "exit") is the hypothetical withdrawal of the Netherlands from the European Union. [1] The idea has carried some politicical sway historically, seeing increased popularity around the same time that the United Kingdom voted to withdraw from the EU, leading to Brexit.

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Political initiatives

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte called the possibility of a referendum "utterly irresponsible" and dangerous to the country. [1] Political parties that are Hard Eurosceptic, or have called for a referendum on European Union membership, include the right-wing populist [2] [3] Party for Freedom (PVV) and Forum for Democracy (FvD). [4] [5]

Leading up to the 2024 European Parliament election, the most electorally succesful Eurosceptic party in the Netherlands PVV renounced their wish for a Dutch withdrawal from the European Union, which was found by Ipsos to have a minimal effect on their polling. [6]

Public opinion

A poll in the Netherlands by the Pew Research Center in June 2016, conducted before the British referendum which led to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, found 51% of the Dutch respondents to have a positive view of the European Union and 46% a negative view. [7] Another poll by peil.nl in the aftermath of the 2016 British referendum found 50% of the respondents to be against a similar referendum in their country, with 46% of those in favour of remaining in the EU compared to 43% overall against remaining. [1]

Date(s) conductedPolling FirmSampleRemainLeaveUndecidedLeadRef
August 2024LISS1,27670%10%—60% [8]
5–9 June 2020I&O Research1,63875%25%—50% [9]
27–31 January 2020EenVandaag23,95059%33%—28% [10]
19–24 April 2019I&O Research2,51072%16%12%56% [11]
25–28 March 2019EenVandaag27,65264%29%7%37% [12]
18–22 January 2019I&O Research2,51072%18%10%54% [13]
11–13 September 2018Ipsos1,01755%21%24%34% [14]
6 March – 7 April 2017Pew Research1,00680%18%2%62% [15]
5–7 July 2016EenVandaag25,68153%39%8%14% [16]
23 June 2016The United Kingdom votes to leave the EU.
10–20 June 2016EenVandaag27,00045%48%7%3% [17]
27–31 May 2016TNS Public Affairs98149%33%18%16% [18]
4–7 March 2016I&O Research2,51067%22%11%45% [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lyons, Kate (27 June 2016). "Frexit, Nexit or Oexit? Who will be next to leave the EU". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Pauwels, Teun (2014). Populism in Western Europe: Comparing Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands. Routledge. pp. 117–118. ISBN   9781317653912.
  3. ↑ Merijn Oudenampsen (2013). "Explaining the Swing to the Right: The Dutch Debate on the Rise of Right-Wing Populism". In Ruth Wodak, Majid KhosraviNik, Brigitte Mral. Right-Wing Populism in Europe: Politics and Discourse. A&C Black. p. 191.
  4. ↑ "Forum voor Democratie". Forumvoordemocratie.nl. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Kees Pieters (15 June 2016). "Zo denkt politiek Den Haag over een NEXIT-referendum". Politiek.tpo.nl. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Therese (23 April 2024). "EP-verkiezingen: opgeven Nexit schaadt PVV nauwelijks". Ipsos I&O Publiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Euroscepticism on rise in Europe, poll suggests". BBC News. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (30 December 2024). "Burgerperspectieven 2024 Bericht 3 - Publicatie - Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau". Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Netherlands, I&O Research poll". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Klapwijk, Petra (31 January 2020). "33 procent wil na de brexit ook een 'nexit'" [33 percent also want a 'nexit' after Brexit]. EenVandaag. Retrieved 22 March 2023. Toch wil de meerderheid van de deelnemers graag lid van de EU blijven: 59 procent.[Nevertheless, the majority of the participants would like to remain a member of the EU: 59 percent.]
  11. ↑ "KIEZER ZIET ROL VOOR EU BIJ GROTE, URGENTE VRAAGSTUKKEN" (PDF). Peiling I&O Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Meerderheid wil geen nexit". EenVandaag (in Dutch). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "TBD" (PDF). Peiling I&O Research. Retrieved 27 May 2025.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ http://content1a.omroep.nl/urishieldv2/l27m031293d44dece972005ba4fed5000000.fd1c88970afd508c0d031a62afef8849/nos/docs/Ipsos_NOS_Prinsjesdagrapport2018.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  15. ↑ Manevich, Bruce Stokes, Richard Wike and Dorothy (15 June 2017). "2. Most Europeans judge Brexit as bad for EU and UK". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 27 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "TBD" (PDF). Een Vandaag. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "TBD" (PDF). Een Vandaag. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "REFERENDUM SUR L'EUROPE AU ROYAUME-UNI" (PDF). tns-sofres. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Ondanks euroscepsis: NEDERLANDERS WILLEN GEEN NEXIT" (PDF). I&O Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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