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France's Sarkozy accuses EU of bypassing France in debate on constitution
French presidential candidate and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday accused the European Union of bypassing France in the debate on the EU's troubled constitution. He warned that efforts to revive the treaty in its current form were bound to fail.
Unveiling his European agenda, Sarkozy told a crowd of several thousand supporters in this eastern French city that if he is elected French President he will propose a new, simplified treaty that would scrap decision-making by unanimity — a rule which often blocks the approval of laws in the 27-nation union — and create the position of an EU President that would rotate every 2 1/2 years. He said he would put the new treaty to Parliament for approval.
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