UK
Government: No second Brexit Referendum
In a Petition around four million Britons had called for a second Referendum on an EU exit of the UK. The British government has issued a clear rejection.
The more than four million signatories to a Petition received an E-Mail, in the Ministry of foreign Affairs excludes a further vote on the future of the UK in the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron have already made four days after the Referendum is clear that the decision “must be respected”. Cameron got on the 27. June, in a statement in Parliament said that the Brexit-is a Referendum, with more than 33 million voters have been votes “the largest democratic organization in British history”, – stated in the E-Mail. Such an opportunity, there is only “once in a Generation”.
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The UK must now prepare for the exit from the EU, the clear Ministry of foreign Affairs. In the negotiations with Brussels, the government committed will achieve “the best possible outcome for the British people”.
Petition for a second Referendum
In the Referendum on may 23. June had a majority of just under 52 percent of voters for the UK’s exit from the EU. 17.4 million Britons were in favour of exiting the EU, 16.1 million voted for the whereabouts. Meanwhile, more than four million people signed a Petition for a new Referendum, with thousands of votes appear to have been will be considered void.
“We, the is undersigned, call the government of her Majesty, a rule, according to which there is a further Referendum should be, if the Remain – or Leave-vote is below 60 percent, with a participation rate of under 75 percent,” it in of the Petition. The Brexit Referendum, the turnout was 72.2 per cent.
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In the case of an application in the Petition required by rule, it would have to be a second vote. The Ministry of foreign Affairs pointed out in the E-Mail, however, that the law on the organization of the EU referendum made no minimum level of voter turnout or the vote share.
No majority for Referedum on “Brexit Deal”
Even after a Referendum on the exit of agreements between the UK and the EU, a loud Call: according to A survey made by the ORB-Institute for the newspaper “The Independent”, want to 40 percent of the British people such a Referendum, 44 percent of the by the Institute surveyed 2000 Britons, however, were against it. The Institute had asked whether there should be a second Referendum in which the British government would have the people of a future “Brexit Deal” with Brussels for the decision to submit.
Twelve percent of the electorate, which had voted two weeks ago for a withdrawal from the EU, called for such a Referendum, she said the “Independent”. Among the Pro-EU voters, this will be 68 percent. A majority of young British people are for the majority of the Old against a second vote.
The outcome of the exit negotiations between the UK and the EU is expected to take about two years. A new government in London, which will probably come in the late summer into the office, start the negotiations, possibly until 2017.
The restriction of the freedom of movement to come
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Meanwhile, the two Candidates have spoken to the successor of the conservative British Prime Minister David Cameron for tougher rules for the free movement of EU citizens after a withdrawal from the Union.
Both home Secretary Theresa May as well as energy-state Secretary, Andrea Leadsom announced for the event of your choice, restricting freedom of establishment. The right to settle and work, will in future be regulated through work permits, said Leadsom, the newspaper “Times”. May said the “Daily Telegraph”, the control of the travel and the freedom of establishment was not a part of the exit from the EU.
One of the main arguments of the outlet proponents in the Referendum on may 23. June was that Britain could control the number of immigrants outside the EU. The free movement in the EU, however, is a prerequisite for the access to the common market. Cameron had announced after his defeat at the Brexit Referendum for the resignation. To 9. September to decide now, 150,000 members of the ruling Conservative party over his succession.
chr/cr (The Independent, dpa, rtr, afp)