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JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Laurent Pech, Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Union Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a native of Aix-en-Provence who returned to France to vote in its referendum on the European Constitution, says that...

French President Jacques Chirac has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin just two days after French voters turned down the proposed European constituton in a referendum that...

Political leaders and observers across Europe were staggered late Sunday by the apparently-massive French rejection of the proposed European Constitution . The document, drafted by a European constitutional commission headed by former French President Valery Giscard...

Exit polls are reporting that French voters have rejected the EU constitution by 54.5% to 45.5%. The last official polls closed in Paris and Lyons at 10 PM local time Sunday (4 PM ET). From Paris, Le Monde provides...

French voters Sunday went to the polls in a referendum on France's ratification of the proposed European constitution. Recent polls suggest a likely win for the "no" side in a vigorous national debate that has been clouded...

French territories cast their votes on the EU constitution Saturday with the "No" campaign leading in the polls. One survey on Friday indicated a narrowing of the majority's lead in opposing the charter, offering hope to President Jacques...

Despite the recent campaign by French President Jacques Chirac to push the European Union constitution , thirteen successive polls indicate that the majority of French voters will vote "no" to the charter in a referendum...

With the last ten opinion polls putting the no camp ahead, suggesting that the European Union constitutional treaty will be rejected when French voters go to the polls Sunday, those members of the yes [Ensemble pour le...

The leaders of French, Germany, and Poland banded together Thursday in defense of the EU Constitution just ten days before the French vote on the document. French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerard Schroeder, and Polish President Aleksander...

Leading Wednesday's international brief, Spain officially ratified the EU Constitution today after the Spanish Senate voted 225 - 6 to approve the document. Spain held a non-binding referendum in...