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Rue du Brexit
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'''Rue du Brexit''' ([[English language|English]]: '''Brexit Street''')<ref name=local /> is a 325 metre long circuitous road in [[Beaucaire, Gard|Beaucaire]], [[Occitanie]], [[France]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> It was named as such in 2016 by the town's mayor as a tribute to the United Kingdom following their vote to leave the [[European Union]] (a move know colloquially as [[Brexit]]) in the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]].<ref name=bbc />
== History ==
The road that would become Rue du Brexit in Beaucaire was previously un-named. It is a circuitous road on an industrial estate that led between Rue du [[Robert Schumann]] and Avenue de [[Jean Monnet]], both founders of the [[European Union|European Community]] (which would become the European Union).<ref name=bbc>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=g>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In 2016, following the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union the [[National Rally (France)|Front National]] mayor of Beaucaire [[Julien Sanchez]], decided to name the road Rue du Brexit as a "homage to the decision of the sovereign British people".<ref name=g /> The motion for the naming was approved by Beaucaire council by 29-9 votes.<ref name=local>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Reaction ==
Reaction to the new street name was mixed worldwide. [[Leave.EU]] which campaigned for the UK to leave during the referendum called it "A fine choice!".<ref name=wp>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Sanchez revealed to French radio that he had received several messages of support from the UK, some of which he claimed were from [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]].<ref name=local /> However, criticism was leveled at it for the location and direction with the American ''[[Washington Post]]'' calling it "an ugly, dead-end road".<ref name=wp /> Some of the local residents of Beaucaire also criticised Sanchez for using an English word for a French street.<ref name=g /> Some newspapers also alleged it was done as a political reminder to French voters to hold a French referendum on European Union membership if the Front National leader [[Marine Le Pen]] won the [[2017 French presidential election]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Streets in France]]
[[Category:Brexit]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in France]]
== History ==
The road that would become Rue du Brexit in Beaucaire was previously un-named. It is a circuitous road on an industrial estate that led between Rue du [[Robert Schumann]] and Avenue de [[Jean Monnet]], both founders of the [[European Union|European Community]] (which would become the European Union).<ref name=bbc>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=g>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In 2016, following the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union the [[National Rally (France)|Front National]] mayor of Beaucaire [[Julien Sanchez]], decided to name the road Rue du Brexit as a "homage to the decision of the sovereign British people".<ref name=g /> The motion for the naming was approved by Beaucaire council by 29-9 votes.<ref name=local>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Reaction ==
Reaction to the new street name was mixed worldwide. [[Leave.EU]] which campaigned for the UK to leave during the referendum called it "A fine choice!".<ref name=wp>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Sanchez revealed to French radio that he had received several messages of support from the UK, some of which he claimed were from [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]].<ref name=local /> However, criticism was leveled at it for the location and direction with the American ''[[Washington Post]]'' calling it "an ugly, dead-end road".<ref name=wp /> Some of the local residents of Beaucaire also criticised Sanchez for using an English word for a French street.<ref name=g /> Some newspapers also alleged it was done as a political reminder to French voters to hold a French referendum on European Union membership if the Front National leader [[Marine Le Pen]] won the [[2017 French presidential election]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Streets in France]]
[[Category:Brexit]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in France]]
January 04, 2020 at 03:20AM
