2022 Danish European Union opt-out referendum

A referendum on the abolition of the defence opt-out, one of the country's opt-outs from the European Union, was held in Denmark on 1 June 2022. The referendum was announced on 6 March 2022 following a broad multi-party defence agreement reached during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The referendum resulted in the "Yes" side winning with approximately two-thirds of the vote.

Danish European Union opt-out referendum
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Do you vote yes or no on Denmark being able to participate in the European defence and security co-operation by abolishing the EU defence opt-out?
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 1,848,242 66.87%
No 915,717 33.13%
Valid votes 2,763,959 98.62%
Invalid or blank votes 38,558 1.38%
Total votes 2,802,517 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 4,260,944 65.77%
Results of the referendum
Yes:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80%+
No:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%
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