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Czechs, Hungarians and Poles: Voting in the Referendum on the Entry to the EU

In the beginning of December, 46 % of Czechs, 61 % of Poles and 68 % of Hungarians had firmly decided to participate in the hypothetical referendum on the accession of their country to the EU. In the CZ a third (31 %) intends to “more likely” participate – in Poland and Hungary it is only 10 %. Poles most frequently refused to take part in the referendum, reaching the share of one fifth. The proportion of those that are considering their participation in the referendum amounts to about 10 % in all the three countries.

The largest support for membership in the EU is manifested in Hungary, where 75 % would vote for it and 14 % against it, counted from the citizens willing to participate in the referendum. In Poland “for” votes would be cast by 73 %, and "against" by 18 % of the referendum participants. Compared with Hungary and Poland currently the referendum would come out least convincingly in the CZ with 62 % of votes in favour and 29 % against the accession to the EU. Nevertheless, even in our country the share of membership supporters clearly outweighs its opponents.