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The exact date of the referendum has not yet been announced (Photo: EUobserver)

Turkey issue could threaten ‘yes’ vote to Constitution in France

A leading French polling organisation, BVA, has said that the issue of Turkey’s membership of the EU could cause a 15 percent decline in the "yes" vote amongst centre-right voters in the forthcoming referendum on the European Constitution, according to French daily Liberation.

The 'Turkey issue' threatens to cause French President Jacques Chirac headaches as the campaign for the Constitution begins to gather momentum.

Many in his centre-right UMP party – including the President ...

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The exact date of the referendum has not yet been announced (Photo: EUobserver)

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