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A third survey released Friday has confirmed that a majority of French voters intend to vote against adopting an EU constitution in a May 29 referendum.

The figures, though, suggested the “no” camp was growing. A previous poll by the same company a week ago showed 51 percent against and 49 percent in favour, while another by the IPSOS institute days later put the figures at 52 percent against and 49 percent in favour.

The results suggest Chirac, his conservative ruling party and the left-wing opposition Socialists, all of whom have come out in support of a “yes” result, are increasingly out of step with the wishes of the electorate.

Observers believe that much of the opposition stems from widespread disapproval with government reforms and with Chirac’s haughty rule more than a rejection of the EU constitution itself, which aims to streamline decision-making in the 25-member European bloc.

That appeared to be backed up by the CSA-Marianne survey, which asked what referendum result the voters wanted “deep inside”, regardless of how they planned to vote.
The results were 37 percent in favour of a “yes”, 30 percent for a ‘no’ and 33 percent who said “it doesn’t matter”.

Those who said they intended to vote against the referendum gave explanations that did not go directly to the constitution itself.
All good news for those of us who do not subscribe to the almost religious fervour that accompanies the usual EU philosophy.

The EU itself finds polling very a very affective method of government, which in the Euphile mind must contribute toward democracy simply because they are forever claiming that the EU is democratic.

However if we look closer at the results for this particular poll we find that Half the 856 people questioned said they would abstain from voting altogether, or submit a blank ballot. Sorry what`s that again 856 people questioned? Out of a country of how many millions? How on earth can any polling organisation claim anything from such a small representation of the people? The simple answer is they cannot, so this, like all other polls is meaningless, the French people are just as likely to vote for the Constitution as against. The only benefit is that as the EU elites themselves put so much faith in polling, it will be fun for us Eusceptics to see them pulling out all the stops and running around like maniacs, in fear that their beloved constitution is going down the drain.