French referendum: analysis and consequences

[minionofmidas]

Yeah...looking at those exit polls this was almost as much of a referendum on Jacques Chirac than a referendum on the European Constitution...and infinitely more so than a referendum on the European Union.

[minionofmidas]

Interestingly, those leaders that supported Bush in the leadup to the war in Iraq have all withstood challenges and succeeded, though Italy is hanging by a thread.  The Paris-Berlin Axis, on the other hand, is in danger of collapse. 

This has nothing to do with the EU referendum, per se, just an interesting side note.

Ah yes, especially the Spanish and Portuguese Conservatives.