荷兰选民不赞成欧盟-乌克兰贸易协议

荷兰选民不赞成欧盟-乌克兰贸易协议

荷兰举行了一次没有约束力的公民投票，结果显示选民们不赞成欧盟与乌克兰达成的一项贸易协议。

星期三公投99%的选票已经清点完毕，61%的选民反对这项协议，38%的选民表示赞成。公投结果向荷兰议会发出了一个明确信号，而此前外界曾预计荷兰议会将批准这项协议。

荷兰首相吕特星期三晚间说，荷兰政府将同议会以及欧盟伙伴国进行磋商，以决定下一个步骤。吕特表示，这一过程可能需要“几天或几周时间”。

尽管公投计票已接近完成，但正式结果要等到4月12日才会公布。

荷兰有1250万选民，参加星期三公投的选民人数占选民总数的32.2%，误差3%。参加投票的选民比例达到30%，公投结果才算有效。

Dutch Voters Reject EU-Ukraine Deal

In a non-binding referendum, Dutch voters have signaled that they do not approve of an EU trade deal with Ukraine.

With 99 percent of the votes counted after Wednesday's ballot, 61 percent of voters rejected the deal, while 38 percent approved it. The vote sends a clear signal to the Dutch parliament, which had been expected to ratify the deal.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte said late Wednesday that the Dutch government will consult with parliament and with its European partners to decide what do to next. Rutte cautioned the process could take "days or weeks."

While the vote count is nearly complete, officials results are not due to be released until April 12.

After Wednesday's referendum, turnout among the Netherlands' 12.5 million voters was counted at 32.2 percent, with a margin of error of three percent. Thirty percent turnout was needed to validate the results of the referendum.