Swedish Polls Toll Death Knell for Euro Vote

Swedish Polls Toll Death Knell for Euro Vote

Reuters
Wednesday, September 10, 2003; 10:08 AM

By Stephen Brown

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden now looks sure to turn its back on the euro at Sunday's referendum as a raft of new polls showed a late upsurge in opposition to swapping the crown for the world's second most traded currency.

Five opinion polls on Wednesday all showed the grassroots campaign against the European Union single currency extending its already commanding lead over a "Yes" side dominated by the wealthy Nordic country's business and political elite.

"It looks sort of a done deal right now," said Thomas Kyhl, analyst at Danske Bank which presented one of the new polls. "We're very, very close to voting day and if this lead holds up it looks like a 'No' on Sunday."

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A53976-2003Sep10?language=printer

...Minister of Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh (social democrat) yesterday will affect the vote? All camps have decided to suspend the campaign after the attack. Ms. Lindh is reported this morning to be in critical condition with severe internal bleeding of the liver and damage to major abdominal arteries.

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The leaders are talking about it, but I don't think they should.