Nearly half of Germans want to follow the UK and hold a Brexit-style referendum on their EU membership

Nearly half of Germans have indicated they want to follow Britain in holding a referendum on their EU membership.
A survey found 42 percent of citizens want a similar vote that led to Brexit, while two thirds of the population believe the European Union ‘is heading in the wrong direction’.
It will be seen as a blow to German Chancellor Angela Merkel who has been criticised for her open-door policy on immigration which saw one million migrants enter the country last year.
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