Treaty vote has already left a mark on FranceChirac is weakened, Socialist Party split and populism alive

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: May 28, 2005| Author: Katrin Bennhold | Copyright information


International Herald Tribune

05-28-2005

Whatever the outcome of the French referendum on the European constitution on Sunday, the debate leading up to it has changed France's political landscape profoundly.Polls are predicting that the French will roundly reject the treaty that their statesmen helped craft. But even if the yes camp wins, analysts and officials say, this much is clear:* President Jacques Chirac, re-elected three years ago with 82 percent of the vote,...

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