Dutch say strong No to EU Constitution

(Updated at 23.55 CET) The Netherlands has rejected the EU constitution, with 61.6 percent of the Dutch voting against the text and 38.4 in favour, official results show.

Reacting to the result, Dutch prime minister Jan-Peter Balkenende said his government "respected this outcome completely" although he was "very disappointed" with the result.

\\"A No means No\\"

\n"A No is a No and that means a No to the Constitutional Treaty", said the prime minister.

But he urged ...