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| | + | [[File:No-EU.png|thumb|200px|Euroskeptics oppose the European Union]] |
| | '''Euroskepticism''' (also spelled as "'''Euroscepticism'''") refers to the political philosophy opposed to the [[European Union]] and its increasingly centralized, federalist, and socialist powers. Most Eurosceptics are [[conservative]], [[libertarian]], and [[populism|populist]], although some people on the left also held to their own version of Euroskepticism. Adherents of Euroskepticism are known as Euroskeptics. | | '''Euroskepticism''' (also spelled as "'''Euroscepticism'''") refers to the political philosophy opposed to the [[European Union]] and its increasingly centralized, federalist, and socialist powers. Most Eurosceptics are [[conservative]], [[libertarian]], and [[populism|populist]], although some people on the left also held to their own version of Euroskepticism. Adherents of Euroskepticism are known as Euroskeptics. |
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| | ===2010s surge=== | | ===2010s surge=== |
| | + | [[File:United Kingdom EU referendum 2016 area results.svg.png|thumb|250px|Brexit results. Blue-shaded areas stand for council areas that voted "Leave". Orange stands for "Remain".]] |
| | A new wave of Euroskepticism<ref>Mutliple references: | | A new wave of Euroskepticism<ref>Mutliple references: |
| | *Murray, Douglas (October 3, 2015). [https://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/10/euroscepticism-is-growing-all-over-europe/# Euroscepticism is growing all over Europe]. ''The Spectator''. Retrieved July 10, 2017. | | *Murray, Douglas (October 3, 2015). [https://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/10/euroscepticism-is-growing-all-over-europe/# Euroscepticism is growing all over Europe]. ''The Spectator''. Retrieved July 10, 2017. |
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| | ==Euroskeptic political parties== | | ==Euroskeptic political parties== |
| | + | [[File:Nigel Farage of UKIP.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Nigel Farage]], a prominent Euroskeptic, in 2008]] |
| | The following is a non-exhaustive list of European political parties that advocate for Euroskeptic policies: | | The following is a non-exhaustive list of European political parties that advocate for Euroskeptic policies: |
| | *[[French National Front]] (France) | | *[[French National Front]] (France) |