The Czech Republic’s President Milos Zeman has spoken out in favor of holding a referendum on the country’s withdrawal from the European Union.

„It’s up to citizens to decide,“ he said on Thursday speaking at a conference on the Czech national priorities. „The Czech Republic’s withdrawal from the EU is possible theoretically and practically, if a law on the referendum submitted to the parliament is passed,“ Zeman noted. „I am a proponent of direct democracy, a proponent of a referendum. I would support this referendum (on withdrawal from the European Union), but would vote against it myself.“