Netherlands Wednesday in a referendum said 'no' to the association agreement with Ukraine. The minimum turnout of 30 percent was achieved by 32.2 percent according to the preliminary results.
The Dutch signed the European cooperation agreement with Ukraine is now without further ado. That made Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday after a clear majority of Dutch people had voted in a referendum against the agreement.
VOICES
The small municipality Rozendaal in the province of Gelderland Wednesday had the largest voter turnout in all municipalities in the Netherlands. 49.1 percent of voters went there based on the preliminary results to the polls. On second and third place are the Frisian Islands Schiermonnikoog and Vlieland with a turnout of around 47 percent.
Tilburg was the turnout at 22.7 percent the lowest. Other places in Brabant had a low turnout. The bottom ten municipalities there are seven from that province. Rotterdam and Amsterdam dangling also down, by 24.4 and 26.8 percent respectively.
In the municipality of Urk, most voters against the treaty (83.3 percent). Wageningen knew most voters for the treaty. 62.4 percent voted for it.
VICTORY
With the words 'we won' claimed face no Peil, journalist John Roos Wednesday night in Amsterdam the victory.
Rose said in his victory speech to keep Prime Minister Mark Rutte on his statement that "no Such can not be simply geraticifeerd the treaty with Ukraine by the Netherlands'. Rose about 'Rutte, it is time that you listen to the will of the people.'
There are no level and Rose not convinced, said the face of the 'No' campaign. He referred to the Lisbon Treaty, which ranks as the European Constitution. Rose: "That we did not and we got him anyway. ''
MEDIA
Foreign media see the referendum results on the association agreement with Ukraine a heavy blow to the EU. The German magazine Der Spiegel calls it "a double slap to the European Union. ' It is not only a victory for Putin, but also for all the EU sooner rather than later sees falling to pieces.
Other media also highlight the Euro-skeptics as undisputed winners. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung used a quote from Geert Wilders as headline above the article on the referendum, "which is the beginning of the end for the EU. ' Several media including the German news agency DPA noted that the copybook is also great for Netherlands as current EU president.
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