Dutch vote today on EU constitution
{{date|June 1, 2005}}
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People all over the [[w:Netherlands|Netherlands]] are voting today in a referendum on the [[w:EU constitution|EU constitution]]. This the first national referendum for two hundred years and it is non-binding. Though most major political parties have stated they will abide by the referendum if the outcome is sufficiently clear and a large enough percentage of the voters have actually voted.
The question put to voters will be:

:'''''Bent U voor of tegen instemming door Nederland met het verdrag tot vaststelling van een grondwet voor Europa?'''''
:"Are you for or against approval by the Netherlands of the treaty establishing a constitution for Europe?"

All the main political parties have asked for a '''''voor''''' (for, or yes) vote. However polls have been saying that two-thirds of the people will be voting '''''tegen''''' (against, or no).

One reason for people to vote no is the expansion of the European Union with large countries like Turkey, which they fear will cause less influence for the smaller countries. The view of an European super state in which the Netherlands would loose its own identity is another reason for voting no. Some of the no voters do this to show they don't agree with the current political situation and the supposed risen prices since the introduction of the euro.

As of 14:00 CET, 9% more voters had turned up for the referendum than for the European elections.
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=== Exit poll ===
21:25 CET: According to a Interview/NSS-NOS exit-poll, 63% have voted against the EU constitution, while 37% voted for.

=== Sources ===

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*{{source|url=http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/dossiers/europesegrondwet/_eu_grondwet_dossieroverzicht.html
|title=Journaal:Dossiers EU Constitiution
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|pub=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
|date=June 1, 2005}}
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People all over the Netherlands are voting today in a referendum on the EU constitution. This the first national referendum for two hundred years and it is non-binding. Though most major political parties have stated they will abide by the referendum if the outcome is sufficiently clear and a large enough percentage of the voters have actually voted.
The question put to voters will be:

:'Bent U voor of tegen instemming door Nederland met het verdrag tot vaststelling van een grondwet voor Europa?'
:"Are you for or against approval by the Netherlands of the treaty establishing a constitution for Europe?"

All the main political parties have asked for a 'voor' (for, or yes) vote. However polls have been saying that two-thirds of the people will be voting 'tegen' (against, or no).

One reason for people to vote no is the expansion of the European Union with large countries like Turkey, which they fear will cause less influence for the smaller countries. The view of an European super state in which the Netherlands would loose its own identity is another reason for voting no. Some of the no voters do this to show they don't agree with the current political situation and the supposed risen prices since the introduction of the euro.

As of 14:00 CET, 9% more voters had turned up for the referendum than for the European elections.


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