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French PM excludes possibility of second referendum in case of a Non

The French prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, has said there will not be a second referendum if France rejects the Constitution on Sunday.

Another referendum is "not a perspective that France could accept", he told TV channel BBC World on Tuesday (24 May).

"France will express itself, it will express itself once, there will be no second round or second chance. Once she has spoken, her message is clear", said Mr Raffarin.

The minister's statements follow speculations that ...

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"Be it 'Yes' or 'No', the result cannot be contested. That's democracy", says Mr Raffarin (Photo: European Commission)

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