The Romantics - Rock You Up
Posted on 06/28/2016 6:44:29 PM PDT by Petrosius
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is about to be rocked by a “political tsunami” with right-wing parties across the continent calling for dozens of in-out referendums.
A study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) revealed so-called extreme “insurgent parties” are calling for a total of 34 public votes - with matters ranging from their countries’ membership of the EU to refugee policy.
The ECFR report blamed Europe’s fear of Turkey joining the EU and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “refugees welcome” policy as major reasons behind a rapid rise in support for both right-wing and far-left, anti-EU parties and their attempts to take back control of their countries.
Mark Leonard of ECFR said: “Many of these insurgent parties have views on foreign policy that are closer to President Putin than President Obama.
"They are overturning an elite foreign policy consensus based on Atlanticism and liberal democracy that has dominated for the last fifty years.”
The report predicted political turmoil and calls for in-out EU votes in a number of countries, in what it said would be a “political earthquake”.
ECFR said Brexit would particularly boost the French Front National party’s calls for a referendum. The far-right party’s leader Marine Le Pen Tweeted “victory for freedom!” in the aftermath of the Leave vote, before re-iterating her calls for a similar opportunity in France.
She said: “As I have been asking for years, we must now have the same referendum in France and EU countries.”
The report said the party “hopes Brexit will trigger the use of more referenda Europe-wide, and wants to have a referendum on taking France out of the eurozone” - a ‘Frexit’.
Other countries were also highlighted in the report as being likely locations for the next EU referendum, including the Netherlands.
The report said a ‘Nexit’ could be sparked due to the perception of “the inflow of refugees as a threat to national identity and the welfare state”.
The right-wing Dutch Party for Freedom is already calling for a referendum, with a poll this month showing that 54 per cent of citizens supported such an opportunity.
Despite being a founder member of the EU, party leader Geert Wilders has promised to make a referendum vote a priority in next spring’s elections - and the party is currently leading in the polls.
An ‘Italexit’ is also a possibility, with a survey revealing 48 per cent of Italians saying they would leave the EU if presented with a referendum.
The leader of the right-wing Northern League party Tweeted a celebratory message following last week’s Leave victory: “Long live the courage of free citizens!"
He added: “Heart, head and pride defeated lies, threats and blackmail. THANK YOU, UK, now it's our turn.”
Growing anti-EU campaigns in other states are also highlighted, including Austria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and Sweden.
Mr Leonard concluded in the ECFR report: “We can’t dismiss them as fringe parties – they represent a revolution in European foreign policy. Their chosen weapon is using referenda to whip up popular support on their pet issues.
“Even where they don’t win power directly, they are so politically powerful that they are forcing mainstream parties to adopt their positions.”
The growing discontent comes as the EU moves forward with plans to turn the bloc into a superstate.
Foreign ministers of France and Germany are plotting to unveil a blueprint to do away with individual states.
This would clear the way for an EU Army, which Eurocrats have long supported.
EU president Jean-Claude Juncker today spoke to the European Parliament over Brexit.
The Brussels chief said: “I respect what the British people have said, and I would like to be respected.
“But we have got to see some consequences.
“I don’t think we should condone shadow boxing or cat and mouse games.
“It is clear what the British people want and we should act accordingly.”
Trump effect.
#Nexit!
The best thing that could happen to Europe is for the EU to dissolve and become a distant nightmare. The next best thing is for all muzzie refugees to be deported to their homeland asap when a safe camp can be established so they can begin to rebuild their own countries and not tear down European (or American for that matter) cities and countries/states.
After than a trade deal between the European countries could be established so commerce can flow unimpeded. This is really all that was needed in the first place. Oh; and tell the freaking globalist elites to pack sand.
In the UK the hard left has always been hostile to the EU as a big-business stitch-up. That’s why Corbyn, who derives from the hard left wing of Labour, was so lukewarm in his ‘Remain’ advocacy, and why he had such a low profile in the referendum campaign - many believe he was actually pro-Brexit all along.
My favorite derivative of Brexit is Czechout.
paul Ryanexist
Eventually the number of states is going to be reduced to 10 with Germany and Italy as the predominant powers. They will grow in power and influence especially after they ban Islam and establish the Roman Catholic brand of Christianity as the official or unofficial state religion. This EU will be headed by a charismatic leader who will align with the pope. The power and influence of this union will spread across the world.
bookmark
“Should we call it The European Spring? Or should we call it FUXIT?”
Funny! No matter what they call it, this needed to happen.
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