French Left votes for EU Constitution

Anthony Butcher · 02-12-2004, 01:07 AM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspap...384128,00.html

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SUPPORTERS of the European constitution won a significant victory in France last night when the country’s Socialist Party voted to approve the document in an internal ballot.

The chances of France rejecting the constitution in a national referendum next year appeared to recede after the socialist decision.

With President Chirac’s centre-right allies already backing the constitution, the result of last night’s ballot means that there will be a mainstream consensus in favour of a “yes” vote in the French referendum.

The European constitution must be ratified by each of the 25 EU member states. Britain and France are among a minority of member states where the decision will be submitted to a referendum. After a campaign that had split the French Left, the Socialist Party’s 120,000 members voted decisively in favour of the document. Initial figures suggested that at least 55 per cent had approved it. François Mitterrand’s former Prime Minister, Laurent Fabius, who had led the campaign for a “no” vote, conceded defeat last night.

mkpdavies · 02-12-2004, 08:04 AM

And there was us thinking France might put up some resistance for a change, do we ever learn from history?

Looks like it is going to be down to us again chaps, buckle yourselves in, this could get rough!

jp · 03-12-2004, 05:37 PM

The latest french poll shows a high level of support for the constitution:

http://www.cpod.ubc.ca/polls/index.c...em&itemID=5210

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jp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,000	The latest french poll shows a high level of support for the constitution: http://www.cpod.ubc.ca/polls/index.c...em&itemID=5210