A narrow majority in the Dutch Senate voted in favor of abolishing the advisory referendum, meaning the referendum is officially scrapped. So far, the Netherlands has held two advisory referendums, one on a cooperation agreement between the EU and Ukraine and one on the new Intelligence and Security Law. In both cases, a majority of voters voted against, resulting in the government having to make changes to their plans in order to appease the concerns of the public. The government decided to scrap the advisory referendum because it confused voters and did not bring "what was expected of it."
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Dutch Senate Approves Scrapping Advisory Referendum
A narrow majority in the Dutch Senate voted in favor of abolishing the advisory referendum, meaning the referendum is officially scrapped. So far, the Netherlands has held two advisory referendums, one on a...
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