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EU's Juncker says will not resign over Brexit

Xinhua, June 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will not resign because of Britain's referendum vote to leave to the European Union (EU), he said Wednesday.

The EU side did not participate in Britain's Remain campaign and there was no interference from Brussels while Britain held the independent referendum, Juncker told a press conference after European leaders held an informal meeting without their British counterpart for the first time in 41 years.

"At the request of the British government and also leading opposition figures in the UK, I didn't interfere. Because British democracy is fully developed, they don't need any interference from me," he said.

Asked if Brussels failed to convince Britain to stay, Juncker said he had no intention to be influenced by such criticism. "I advise people to have a close look at my CV. I think they would draw a different conclusion if they did that," he told reporters.

European Council President Donald Tusk also voiced support for Juncker. "Juncker is the last person we can accuse of being responsible for the negative result of the referendum in the UK," he told the press conference.

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced he would step down last Friday after a historic referendum vote in which 52 percent of British voters were in favor of leaving the EU.

The EU held a two-day summit on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss how to deal with Britain's referendum vote. Endit