Paris, May 26, SPA -- President Jacques Chirac was to make alast-ditch push for a "yes" vote on the EU constitution,with a televised prime-time address planned Thursday fromthe presidential Elysee Palace. France votes on the constitution this Sunday, and thelatest polls have suggested a slim majority of voters willreject the new treaty _ the next big step in a 50-yearprocess of European integration. Chirac will try to turn the situation around in atelevised address at 1800GMT (8 p.m. local time), hisfourth and last such appearance of the campaign. A French "no" could, at least temporarily, kill off thelandmark treaty and its stated goal of closer integrationbetween the EU's 25 member states. They all must approvethe constitution for it to go into effect in 2006.--SPA1141 Local Time 0841 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/265234
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