Sweden says No to euro

[Newsjock]

Update: BBC World cites FINAL figures from Swedish television: 56.5% no, 41.4% yes.

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

Sweden has voted decisively to reject the euro in a referendum held days after the killing of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.

With results in from 80% of districts the No-side has 57% against 41% for the Yes-side.

Correspondents say the figures are unlikely to change much as the figures from the final districts come in.

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[salin]

1. I could have sworn that earlier today

I read the opposite results. :shrug:

[Newsjock]

2. You did

The Washington Post blew it.

[Jacobin]

3. Ha ha ha

The WP is getting really good and miss-predicting outcomes....the last doozy being the desirability of conquering Iraq to steal their oil.

[flamingyouth]

6. I thought I'd lost my mind

Thank you.

This is not at all surprising - the earlier article, however, was.

[Waistdeep]

5. That was because of a misleading headline

"Sweden Votes to Adopt Euro" headed the article which announced that today was the day for voting on the issue.

[ixion]

4. this story says the opposite....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=113828

So the WP blew it... nice. Journalistic integrity down the tubes.

[joeybee12]

7. Crap!

The Euro makes us foreign travelers' lives much easier!