Poland plans to push ahead with EU constitution referendum
Marek Borowski, the leader of a young left-wing party, the Polish Social Democrats, believes it could do more than strengthen Poland: a Polish “Yes” could result in a longed-for reversal in the roles that Poland and France have played in Europe. “This is a great opportunity for Poland,” Borowski said May 29. “It has always been France that decided about integration. Now we can say how we understand it.” The government duly announced June 6 that a referendum would be held Oct. 9, the same day as the first round of presidential elections. Ordinary Poles seem to agree that the country should press ahead. An opinion poll conducted by the OBOP polling agency in the days after the French and Dutch referendums indicated that 59 percent of Poles want a referendum and that more than 50 percent of them (58 percent) would turn up, thereby ensuring the results would be valid. A quarter opposed a referendum, which had originally been penciled in for the fall.
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