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| EU referendum: Brexit sparks calls for other EU votes | EU referendum: Brexit sparks calls for other EU votes |
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| The UK's vote to leave the EU has sparked demands from far-right parties for referendums in other member states. | The UK's vote to leave the EU has sparked demands from far-right parties for referendums in other member states. |
| France's National Front leader Marine Le Pen tweeted "Victory for freedom" and said the French must now also have the right to choose. | France's National Front leader Marine Le Pen tweeted "Victory for freedom" and said the French must now also have the right to choose. |
| Dutch anti-immigration politician, Geert Wilders, said the Netherlands now deserved a "Nexit" vote. | Dutch anti-immigration politician, Geert Wilders, said the Netherlands now deserved a "Nexit" vote. |
| The UK on Thursday voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years, in a historic referendum. | The UK on Thursday voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years, in a historic referendum. |
| Analysts say EU politicians will fear a domino effect that could threaten the whole organisation. | Analysts say EU politicians will fear a domino effect that could threaten the whole organisation. |
| Ms Le Pen hailed the UK vote, tweeting: "Victory for freedom. As I've been saying for years, we must now have the same referendum in France and other EU countries." | Ms Le Pen hailed the UK vote, tweeting: "Victory for freedom. As I've been saying for years, we must now have the same referendum in France and other EU countries." |
| She is the front-runner among candidates for the presidential election in 2017 but opinion polls suggest she would lose a run-off vote. | She is the front-runner among candidates for the presidential election in 2017 but opinion polls suggest she would lose a run-off vote. |
| Last Friday, Ms Le Pen had told a gathering of far-right parties in Vienna: "France has possibly 1,000 more reasons to want to leave the EU than the English." | |
| She said the EU was responsible for high unemployment and failing to keep out "smugglers, terrorists and economic migrants". | She said the EU was responsible for high unemployment and failing to keep out "smugglers, terrorists and economic migrants". |
| Mr Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, said in a statement: "We want to be in charge of our own country, our own money, our own borders, and our own immigration policy. | Mr Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, said in a statement: "We want to be in charge of our own country, our own money, our own borders, and our own immigration policy. |
| "As quickly as possible the Dutch need to get the opportunity to have their say about Dutch membership of the European Union." | "As quickly as possible the Dutch need to get the opportunity to have their say about Dutch membership of the European Union." |
| The Netherlands faces a general election in March and some opinion polls suggest Mr Wilders is leading. | The Netherlands faces a general election in March and some opinion polls suggest Mr Wilders is leading. |
| He said: "If I become prime minister, there will be a referendum in the Netherlands on leaving the European Union. Let the Dutch people decide." | He said: "If I become prime minister, there will be a referendum in the Netherlands on leaving the European Union. Let the Dutch people decide." |
| A recent Dutch survey suggested 54% of the people in the Netherlands want a referendum. | A recent Dutch survey suggested 54% of the people in the Netherlands want a referendum. |
| Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said he believed the EU would survive the UK exit, but that "a domino effect on other countries couldn't be ruled out". |