Jean-Pierre Raffarin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 6 May 2002 to 31 May 2005.
Raffarin in 2013
Prime Minister Raffarin and Mikuláš Dzurinda in Paris, December 2003
Raffarin with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, June 2004
2005 French European Constitution referendum
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 Union. The result was a victory for the "no" campaign, with 55% of voters rejecting the treaty on a turnout of 69%.
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.