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90 percent of Spaniards are said to know nothing or very little about the Constitution (Photo: EUobserver)

French and German leaders rush to back the EU Constitution in Spain

French and German leaders are heading for Spain to boost the yes-campaign in the run up to the first referendum on the EU Constitution.

Spain is the first of ten countries in the EU to ratify the treaty by popular vote, which will be held on Sunday, 20 February.

French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will arrive in Barcelona tonight to endorse the pro-Constitution forces, led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

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90 percent of Spaniards are said to know nothing or very little about the Constitution (Photo: EUobserver)

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