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Portgual - one of several EU states planning a referendum (Photo: European Commission)

Portugal set to have Constitution referendum in April

Portugal is considering having a referendum on the European Constitution in April.

"I believe we will do this in April", Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Wednesday.

"I am sure that a stable majority will vote to ratify" the Constitution, he added.

According to AFP, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rui Gomes da Silva later on Wednesday said that the government was aiming to hold the vote on 10 April.

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Portgual - one of several EU states planning a referendum (Photo: European Commission)

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