Danish Red-Green Alliance Proposes Referendum on Future in EU After Brexit

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Following the vote in the United Kingdom on the country’s membership in the European Union, Danish opposition Red-Green Alliance proposed a similar referendum to be held in Denmark, the spokesman for the coalition told Sputnik on Friday.

Vote leave supporters wave Union flags, following the result of the EU referendum, outside Downing Street in London, Britain June 24, 2016. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the final results of the UK referendum, 51.9 percent of voters, or 17.4 million people, decided to support Brexit, while about 16.1 million opposed it.

"We suggest that Danish people should be asked if they still want to be a part of the European Union or we should take time and negotiate an alternative deal with the European Union," Mikkel Lauritzen said.

Earlier on Friday, Red-Green Alliance member Pernille Skipper suggested in the interview to national broadcaster DR that such a referendum might be held next year on Denmark’s Constitution Day on June 5, which would "give time to investigate the alternative cooperation possibilities with the European Union."

The idea of the referendum was, in principle, supported by the right-wing Danish People’s Party, which is currently the largest support group of the ruling Liberals in the parliament. On Friday, spokesman for the party Kenneth Kristensen Berth speaking to the TV2 channel welcomed "brave and correct choice" of British voters, but noted that a Danish referendum would be dependent on what happened next.

Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who called the results of the British referendum "very sad for Europe and Denmark," has already ruled out holding a referendum in Denmark.

Denmark has been the EU member since 1973, but it has opted out from euro and kept sovereignty over defense, justice and home affairs.

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