[2] The Czech government immediately rejected Zeman's proposal, with a spokesman for Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka stating that "membership in these organizations is a guarantee of stability and security".
[2] Andrej Babiš, Finance Minister and leader of the second-largest party in the governing coalition, added that the referendum would be "damaging".
[2] Based on the term "Brexit", Czech withdrawal from the European Union is sometimes referred to using the portmanteau "Czexit".
[4] Other points of disagreement include EU plans to tighten gun control, and opposition within the Czech Republic to Europe-wide measures to address climate change.
An April 2016 survey by the CVVM Institute indicated that 25% of Czechs were satisfied with EU membership, down from 32% the previous year.