Sweden Votes to Adopt Euro

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8703-2003Sep14.html

STOCKHOLM, Sept 14 -- Swedes voted on Sunday on scrapping the crown to become the 13th member of the euro after opinion polls showed sympathy votes for slain pro-euro Foreign Minister Anna Lindh eroding the "No" side's long-standing lead.

Nearly all votes should be counted 2-1/2 hours after polls close at 1800 GMT, but victors' celebrations were likely to be muted as more red roses, poems and children's drawings piled up outside the store where Lindh was stabbed on Wednesday.

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[sonias]

1. Good for Sweden and the Euro

And a good memorial to Anna Lindh.

Sonia

[flamingyouth]

2. That's surprising

I really didn't think it would pass.

[Kellanved]

3. That is not known yet

But results are expected any minute now.

[phoebe]

4. this will not go down well here..look for shifts in policy towards Sweden

n/t

[NWHarkness]

5. That's a misleading headline

It reads like the switch to the Euro was approved.

It would be more accurately titled "Sweden Votes ON adopting Euro"

[Kellanved]

6. First Prognosis: "No" holds slim lead. (51.8 vs. 46.2)

Next Prognosis expected in 15 minutes. (2:45 PM EST)

[LivingInTheBubble]

7. TV news

is saying its likely to be NO....

[Newsjock]

8. BBC cites exit poll: 52% OPPOSE euro

Top story on BBC World this hour.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3108292.stm

An exit poll suggests that Sweden has narrowly voted to reject the euro, in a referendum days after the killing of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.

The Swedish television poll of 7,000 people gives the No side 51.8% to the Yes side's 46.2%.

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[papau]

9. Also they have voted since 8/27 - so early votes are likely "No's"

I doubt that it will pass - but we will find out in 5 hours

and if they have electronic voting they can announce a result and then go back and adjust machine by machine the machine reports until the sum of the machine reports is the same as the press release.

[Newsjock]

10. 57.1% NO with 80% of vote counted

Just announced on BBC World.

BBC World declares that the referendum has been defeated.