A referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was held in France on 29 May 2005 to decide whether the French government should ratify the proposed constitution of the European Unio
The text of the European Constitution, as distributed to each French voter
Olivier Besancenot, José Bové and Jean-Luc Mélenchon at a meeting supporting the "No" vote.
Ballots for the referendum.
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The Polish plumber and the Polish builder are stereotypes of cheap labour coming from Central and Eastern Europe to work in Western Europe. They are both a symbol of the fear that cheap Eastern Europe
2005 French European Constitution referendum
…spectrum, the far right did not benefit from the success of the No and suffered, for the first time in 15 years a strong decline in the 2007 elections. Polish plumber Frexit…
Polish tourism poster featuring a Polish plumber. Caption: "I remain in Poland, do come over en masse."