The French far-right is jealous of the English far-right getting to vote on leaving the EU.
French far-right calls for in/out EU referendum
Frances far-right National Front party has called for an in/out referendum on the EU at the same time as the UK holds its vote.
Florian Philippot, an MEP and the partys deputy head, wrote on Thursday (28 May) that president Francois Hollande should follow the British example and follow the calendar outlined by our neighbours across The Channel.
The time has come to ask everybody in Europe Yes or No - if they want sovereignty to decide on their own future. He also said that if Hollande declines to do it, the National Front will put an in/out EU vote at the heart of its 2017 presidential election campaign.
The eurosceptic and anti-immigrant National Front came first in Frances EU elections last year, with 25 percent of the vote, and again in local elections earlier this year.
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