Author (Person) | Arnold, Martin, Thornhill, John |
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Series Title | Financial Times |
Series Details | 31.5.05 |
Publication Date | 31/05/2005 |
Content Type | News |
Jacques Chirac, France's president, was expected to announce 31 May 2005 a new line-up and strategy for his embattled government as he responds to EU constitution referendum defeat of 29 May. The French Interior Ministry confirmed that voters had rejected Europe's constitutional treaty by a margin of 54.9 per cent to 45.1 per cent, making France the first European Union member state to shoot down the EU's proposed new Constitutional Treaty. |
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Countries / Regions | France |