Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the architect of the EU constitution, has blamed the French government for its failure to counteract anti-treaty campaigners, who, he says, have been successfully "stirring up fears about everything that is not in the constitution."
The latest polls published by French media suggest the No camp is maintaining its lead position ahead of Sunday's referendum, with almost daily increases.
Mr Giscard d'Estaing, a former French president, has been travelling ac...
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