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"Let battle commence" (Photo: EUobserver)

French referendum battle heats up

The battle lines in the debate on the European Constitution are beginning to form more clearly in France.

French President Jacques Chirac made a plea in Madrid yesterday (13 September) for the campaign not to be hijacked by partisan issues.

"It's a crucial question for our future", said the President. "Every French citizen will have to give their opinion on the Constitutional text and I will do everything I can to avoid this question being used for partisan purposes".

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