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France considers Constitution referendum in May

French political leaders are considering bringing forward their referendum on the Constitution to 8 May next year and have already met to discuss this possibility.

President Jacques Chirac has previously said that the poll would be "in the second half of 2005" but according to French daily Le Monde, he met prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin last Thursday (14 October) to discuss bringing forward the date of the poll.

The date itself is symbolic - it is the anniversary of the end ...

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