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Via the BBC: French voters reject EU charter

Almost 55% of people voted “No, with 45% against, according to final interior ministry figures.

The vote could deal a fatal blow to the EU constitution, which needs to be ratified by all 25 members states.

Wowie.

Can you say “great example of confederal government?” Yes, I bet you can. (Can you also say “not the United States of Europe”? I bet you can as well).

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5 Responses to “Back to the Drawing Board for the EU?”

bryan Says:
May 29th, 2005 at 8:47 pm
I love this line: “The vote could deal a fatal blow to the EU constitution, which needs to be ratified by all 25 members states.”

“could”? That’s pretty optimistic.

Perhaps the french are occasionally smarter than we give them credit for.
A Sailor in the Desert Says:
May 29th, 2005 at 9:03 pm
Turmoil as Chirac plots to disregard ‘non’ vote
Philip Webster and Charles Bremner are reporting that Chirac has every intention of ignoring a no vote.
Steven L. Says:
May 30th, 2005 at 12:31 am
I don’t think the “could” is optomistic. I don’t think the leadership in Fance is going to let a little thing like a vote against the EU stop them from leading the country into it.

They’ll demand concessions from the EU — causing heartburn in Britain and a minor firestorm elsewhere — and do it the “right way” through a legislative vote next time (no messy voters to deal with).

It’s already done. this just makes it slower and messier.
The Moderate Voice Says:
May 30th, 2005 at 3:55 am
France Nixes EU Compact: Is Chiraq French Toast?

A shocker…A failure of leadership…A body blow… An embarrassment to France…A repudiation……
Mark in Mexico Says:
May 30th, 2005 at 12:27 pm
French Reject EU Constitution – So What?

While the vote probably spells the political doom of Jacques Chirac, will his replacement be any better? Chirac is a mealy-mouthed blowhard but I think if you look around at the Western Europe leadership, you will see that all of the Western Europea…

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