Polish European Constitution referendum

The Polish referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was a

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expected to be held on in October 2005 to decide whether

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should

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the proposed Constitution of the

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. After the rejection of the constitution by

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and the

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the

was cancelled. Most opinion data showed that many Poles were enthusiastic about EU membership. Opinion polls also showed an initial strong support for the Constitution (yes, pl. ''tak'': 56%, no, pl. ''nie'': 19%) . The French and Dutch no's however decreased Polish support for the Constitution. A later opinion poll showed an increase in the number of people against the Constitution to 35%. The number of supporters had dropped to 40%. Some of right wing parties{{Clarify, date=January 2011 were sceptical about the Constitution due to a feeling that the country had lost out on the issue of Polish voting strength during negotiations. Former

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had said that a referendum on the Constitution could have been combined with the

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in October 2005. It would have been legally binding in case of a turnout of at least half the electorate. In case of smaller the matter would be up for the Parliament to decide. The project of a Constitutional Treaty was replaced by the

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Referendum on the European Constitution, Polish Referendums in Poland History of Poland (1989–present) 2005 in Poland 2005 in the European Union