Luxembourg votes Yes to the EU treaty
{{date|July 10, 2005}}
[[Image:Lux EU vote results.JPG|thumb|325px|right|Results of the referendum, 56.52% '''Jo''' (Yes),  43.48% '''Nee''' (No)]]

The people of [[w:Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] voted a slight yes today on a referendum on the [[w:EU Constitution|EU Constitution]], which was the first national referendum since 1937. A large turnout was expected considering that there is a legal obligation to vote in Luxembourg, overall 220 000 people voted out of 223 000 voters. A close vote was expected as the last opinion poll a month ago indicated a small advantage for the "yes", but a substantial 16% of non-decided.

The results were '''56.52%'''  voted "Jo" (Yes) and '''43.48%''' voted "Nee" (No).

Traditionally, Luxembourgers are pro-European, and all the major parties backed the approval. However globalisation, rising unemployment, immigration & the new Eastern members made some of them feel uneasy, same as in neighbouring France and in the Netherlands where a majority of people rejected the treaty.  

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== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://referendum.rtl.lu/lu/index.html
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Results of the referendum, 56.52% 'Jo' (Yes),  43.48% 'Nee' (No)

The people of Luxembourg voted a slight yes today on a referendum on the EU Constitution, which was the first national referendum since 1937. A large turnout was expected considering that there is a legal obligation to vote in Luxembourg, overall 220 000 people voted out of 223 000 voters. A close vote was expected as the last opinion poll a month ago indicated a small advantage for the "yes", but a substantial 16% of non-decided.

The results were '56.52%'  voted "Jo" (Yes) and '43.48%' voted "Nee" (No).

Traditionally, Luxembourgers are pro-European, and all the major parties backed the approval. However globalisation, rising unemployment, immigration & the new Eastern members made some of them feel uneasy, same as in neighbouring France and in the Netherlands where a majority of people rejected the treaty.  

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