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Dutch say 'No' to EU constitution
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Edited | User 13 Jun 01, 2005 07:02pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
| News Date | Thursday, June 2, 2005 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Voters in the Netherlands have overwhelmingly rejected the proposed European Union constitution.
Provisional final results indicated that 61.6% of voters said "No" to the charter and 38.4% approved it.
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, who campaigned for a "Yes" vote, said he would respect the result.
The vote deals what could be a decisive blow to the constitution, which was also rejected by French voters in a referendum at the weekend.
Mr Balkenende said he was "very disappointed" with the result but he said his government would honour the vote, which was consultative rather than legally binding. |
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