RT.com: “260,000 Austrians sign EU exit petition, forcing referendum debate in parliament”

publicerad 19 juli 2015
- av NewsVoice

Over 260, 000 Austrians have signed a petition calling for the EU exit for the country, and now the Austrian parliament must discuss a referendum on the issue, RT.com writes.

"The petition was launched by 66-year-old retired translator Inge Rauscher, who composed a similar petition in 2000. On that occasion, it was signed by 3.35 percent of the electorate.

Rauscher told The Local that there was probably more support for a referendum now because of the economic crisis and the Greek crisis."

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