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| French polls show 'yes' vote on EU constitution edging ahead |
| 2005-05-01 |
| For the first time opinion polls in France show the 'yes' vote in favour of the European constitution ahead of the 'no'. Two polls, for Le Monde and Journal du Dimanche, found 52 per cent of people for the draft constitution and 48 against. But a large number said they might still change their minds ahead of the 29 May referendum. The turnaround comes after 'yes' campaigners last week used the test flight over Toulouse of the giant Airbus A380 to rally high-profile women to the cause and claim EU enlargement had boosted foreign trade. But today's May Day marches will be an opportunity for a comeback by 'no' campaigners , including |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 Friggin' amateurs... |
| Posted by: Richard Daley 2005-05-01 12:15:08 PM |
| #5 More fraudulent than King County. |
| Posted by: someone 2005-05-01 3:19:25 AM |
| #4 Stealing of the vote was a conclusion I came to weeks ago. Chirac and his cronies have not found a level to low to stoop yet. When I told my wife that she should be encouraging the learning of French as a national security need She agreed. One must know the language of your foe. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-05-01 3:07:34 AM |
| #3 When you own (or are in league) with the press, there's no end to the convenient truth you can manufacture. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-01 1:35:21 AM |
| #2 The floggings will continue until morale improves... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-05-01 1:29:50 AM |
| #1 I would guess that the opinion polls are being manipulated to try to convince the French people that the majority of their citizens believe a YES vote is in the best interests of France, a typical response by the elites to a recalcitrant populace. They may even employ some propaganda consultants from George Soros and friends. |
| Posted by: RWV 2005-05-01 1:15:33 AM |