The “Fixit” petition was launched in June by the youth organization of the country’s co-ruling, eurosceptic Finns party in the wake of Britain’s referendum vote to leave the EU.
The proposal gathered less than 34,000 supporters in six months. The required number was 50,000. According to a poll conducted by the Iltalehti newspaper soon after the Brexit vote on June 23, 69 percent of Finns opposed an EU referendum and 68 percent supported EU membership.
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Petition for Finland EU referendum fails to advance to parliament
22 December 2016
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A petition to hold a referendum on whether Finland should leave the EU failed to attract enough signatures by the deadline on Wednesday to move the proposal to parliament.
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