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UPDATE:06:50a.m.EDTGermanChancellorAngelaMerkeltermedBrexitasetback
forEuropeanintegrationandcalledforacalmanalysisofthesituationwithoutrushinginto
anydecisions.
OurgoalmustbetohaveclosefuturerelationsbetweenBritainandEU,shesaid.She
addedthatshehasinvitedtheEuropeanCouncilsPresidentDonaldTusk,French
PresidentFranoisHollandeandItalianPrimeMinisterMatteoRenzifortalksinBerlinon
Monday.

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BREAKING:MerkelsaysGermanyhas"specialinterestand
specialresponsibility"inEuropeanunitysucceeding.
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HollandesaidthattheU.K.'svoteinfavorofaBrexitwasagrievousdecision.Headded
thatFrancewillcontinueworkingwiththeU.K.saying,Ourcloserelationswillbe
protected.
Ajoltisneeded.Europemustreaffirmitsvalues:freedom,solidarityandpeace,
Hollandesaid."Illdoeverythingtoensureweadoptprofoundchangeratherthanself
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absorption.
UPDATE:5:30a.m.EDTReactionsfromacrosstheworldcontinuedtopourinFriday
aftertheUnitedKingdom'shistoricdecisiontosplitfromtheEuropeanUnion.Leaderof
Italy'santiimmigrationNorthernLeagueMatteoSalvinitweeted,Hurrahforthecourage
offreecitizens!Heart,brainandpridedefeatedlies,threatsandblackmail.THANKYOU
UK,nowit'sourturn.
ABBCreportsaidthattheantiimmigrationSwedenDemocratswroteonTwitterthatnow
wewaitforswexit!
LeaderofthepopulistDanishPeople'sParty,KristianThulesenDahl,saidareferendum
wouldbeagooddemocraticcustom.Germany'seuroskepticAfDpartysBeatrixvon
StorchpraisedtheIndependenceDayforGreatBritainanddemandedthatEuropean
ParliamentPresidentMartinSchulzandEuropeanCommissionheadJeanClaude
Junckerresign.TheEuropeanUnionhasfailedasapoliticalunion,shesaid.
OriginalStory:
TheUnitedKingdom'svotetoexittheEuropeanUnionhassparkedcallsfromother
countriesinthe28memberbloctofollowsuit.Friday'sresultsshowed51.9percentvotes
infavorofthe"leave"groupand48.1percentforthe"remain"camp.Followingthis,Prime
MinisterDavidCameronannouncedFridaythathewillstepdownbyOctober.
AccordingtotheBBC,therehasalreadybeentalkofotherEUleadersofferingfresh
concessionstokeeptheU.K.onboard.But,boththe"leave"and"remain"campshave
dismissedthis,sayingthewilloftheBritishpeoplemustberespected.
AcrossEurope,farrightleadershavehailedtheBritishforsecedingfromthehighly
bureaucraticEUandhintingatthepossibilityofmoresuchexits.
DutchantiimmigrationleaderGeertWilderssaidthatBrexithasdefeatedtheEurophile
eliteandcalledforasimilarreferenduminNetherlands,oraNExit,asheputit,as
quicklyaspossible.
Wewantbeinchargeofourowncountry,ourownmoney,ourownborders,andourown
immigrationpolicy,Wilderssaidinastatement.IfIbecomeprimeminister,therewillbea
referendumintheNetherlandsonleavingtheEuropeanUnionaswell.LettheDutch
peopledecide.

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GeertWilders
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HurrahfortheBritish!Nowitisourturn.TimeforaDutch
referendum!#ByeByeEUgeertwilders.nl/index.php/94e
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HeadofFrancesFrontNationalpartyMarineLePenalsowelcomedtheresultofthe
referendumhailingBrexitasthebeginningoftheendoftheEuropeanUnion.LePen,
whohopestorunforpresidencynextyear,calledforasimilarreferenduminFrancesoon.
LikealotofFrenchpeople,ImveryhappythattheBritishpeopleheldonandmadethe
rightchoice.Whatwethoughtwasimpossibleyesterdayhasnowbecomepossible,she
said.
FrontNationalsVicePresidentFlorianPhilippottweeted,Thefreedomofthepeople
alwaysendsupwinning!BravoUnitedKingdom.Nowitsourturn!
HungarysPrimeMinisterViktorOrbanalsohintedatapossibleexitfromtheEUsaying,
ThemainlessontobelearntfromtheUK's#referendumisthatBrusselsmustlistento
thevoiceofthepeople.WhyisHungaryintheEU?HungaryisintheEUbecausewe
believeinastrongEurope.
"ButEuropeisstrongonlyifitcangiveanswerstomajorissuessuchasimmigrationthat
wouldstrengthenEuropeitselfandnotweakenit.TheEUfailedtogivetheseanswers,
headded.
But,notallofEuropefeelsthesameway.
FormerFinnishPrimeMinisterAlexanderStubbdescribedBrexitabadnightmareinhis
tweetsaying,PleasetellmeI'mstillsleepingandthisisalljustabadnightmare!
Europeanintegrationisaboutcrisismanagement.Nolackofcrisesatthemoment:
#brexit#refugees#euro#terrorism.Noeasysolutions,hetweeted.

AlexanderStubb
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Usuallythesethingsadvanceinthreestages:
1.Crisis
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2.Chaos
3.Suboptimalsolution
Don'tknowwhereweareatthisstage.#Brexit
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GermanysForeignOfficequotedthecountrysForeignMinisterFrankWalterSteinmeier
sayingthatitwassoberingtohearthatthe"leave"campwonthereferendum.

GermanForeignOffice
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FM#Steinmeier:Theearlymorningnewsfrom#GreatBritainare
trulysobering.Itlookslikeasaddayfor#Europe+the
#UnitedKingdom.#UK
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LuxembourgsPrimeMinisterBettelXavierannouncedonTwitterthatheregretsthe
Brexitresultsbutpledgedhiscountry'ssupporttotheEUsayingthatitwillcontinueto
workforastrongEuropeanUnion.

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Irespectbutregrettheoutcome#Brexit.Luxcontinuestowork
forastrongEU
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Spain'sactingPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonFridayreaffirmedthecountrys
commitmenttotheEU.Thisresultmustmakeall[EU]memberstatesreflectonhowto
strengthenourselvesmorethanevertowinbackthevigoroftheoriginalspiritbehindthe
Europeanprojectandrecovertheinterest,sympathyandattractionourcitizensfeel
towardsit,hesaid.
DenmarksMinisterforForeignAffairsKristianJensentweetedsaying,Iamstirred,not
shaken.EUmustreform,andDenmarkwillworktoreformfromwithin#brexit#dkpol.He
addedthatPrimeMinisterLarsLkkeRasmussenwillbeissuingastatementshortly.
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DaliaGrybauskait
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#Brexit:respect,regret,reengage
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EuropeanParliamentPresidentMartinSchulzhasrejectedtheideathataBrexit
willtriggeradominoeffectacrossEurope."WerespectthewayGreatBritainhasdecided
togo,Schulzsaid.DavidCameronhasputagreatresponsibilityonhisshoulders.We
nowhavetonegotiateseriouslywithGreatBritain.Itwillbetreatedasa'thirdcountry'.
EuropeanCouncilPresidentDonaldTuskpromisedaninformalmeetingoftheother
membercountriesandvowedtostartawiderreflectiononthefutureofthe
EuropeanUnion.
SpeakingfromBrussels,Tusksaidinastatement,Onbehalfofthe27leadersIcansay
thatwedeterminedtokeepourunityas27,forustheunionistheframeworkforour
commonfuture.UntiltheUnitedKingdomformerlyleavestheEuropeanUnion,EUlaw
willcontinuetoapplytoandwithintheUK.
Brexittriggeredreactionsfromleadersaroundtheworld.
IntheU.S.,PresidentBarackObamahadbeenbriefedabouttheBrexitsituationandis
continuouslybeingupdatedaseventsunfurl.Weexpectthepresidentwillhavean
opportunitytospeaktoPrimeMinisterCameronoverthecourseofthenextday,andwe
willreleasefurthercommentassoonasappropriate,aWhiteHouserepresentativesaid.
PresumptiveRepublicanpresidentialnomineeDonaldTrumpsaiditwasagreatthing
thatthepeopleoftheU.K.havetakenbacktheircountryinvotingtoleavetheEU.The
realestatemogullandedFridayathisTrumpTurnberrygolfresortinScotland.
AustraliasPrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullsaidheexpectsaperiodofuncertaintyand
instabilityinglobalmarkets.TheimpactonAustraliaimmediately,directly,fromalegal
pointofview,willbeverylimitedbecauseitwilltakesomeyearsfortheUnitedKingdom
toleavetheEuropeanUnion,tonegotiateanexit,hesaid.However,we'veseenalready
largefallsonstockmarketsandtherewillbeadegreeofuncertaintyforsometime.

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