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Swedish greens launch referendum petition

The Swedish Green party has started a petition to hold a referendum on the European Constitution, in a bid to put pressure on the government which has said Swedes will not vote on the matter.

"I am certain that we shall get around two hundred thousand signatures", said a Green spokeswoman, according to Dagens Nyheter.

The campaign - which was launched on Sunday - is designed to increase political pressure on politicians during negotiations followed by the ratification procedure,...

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