"France's foreign minister called on Saturday for the European Union to move ahead quickly to seal the terms of a British exit, arguing that the other 27 members needed to give the bloc new purpose or risk populism taking hold."
Definition of
populism
noun...the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
I read it differently. I read it as France (and several others) want Britain to submit the “divorce notice” as soon as possible, but Britain is delaying right now. Every day they delay there are people speculating that British government is going to ignore the referendum results. Once the Brits have sent in the notification it is known that it is a done deal and there are no backsies.
If you read the comments in other brexit threads then about half the people believe referendum is going to be ignored. That is why I believe it is better for all parties if Brits stop delaying and send in the notification ASAP.
After the notification is sent the countdown to 2 year deadline to iron out the details starts.