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Around 2,200 Latvian Nationals Support Initiative To Leave EU




More than 2,200 Latvian nationals have come forward and supported the idea that the country should leave the European Union.

According to the social initiatives web site manabals.lv, if the initiative gains 10,000 signatures, then the Latvian Parliament will have to consider the issue of holding a Referendum on EU membership.

Latvia joined the EU in 2004.

On 23rd of June, the United Kingdom held a referendum to decide whether or not the country should leave the European Union, and majority of people in the country voted for Brexit.

51.9 percent of voters, or 17.4 million people decided to leave the EU.