From Our Foreign Bureaus: Sarkozy Will Seek Turkey Vote

Joe Mathews — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:37:00 -0400

'THE AMERICAN' WANTS TURKEY REFERENDUM: Frenc h President Sarkozy continues to oppose allowing Turkey to join the European Union. Now he says that he's prepared to call a referendum in his country on whether to support it.

THE WORST REFERENDUM IN THE WORLD: The Burmese have arrested about 60 people who dared to campaign for the "no" side in the sham May 10 constitutional referendum being staged by the military junta there. The rules for the vote mock all notions of fairness and democracy. Domestic media also were formally barred from reporting on the referendum this week.

CAYMAN CONSTITUTION: The Cayman Islands is planning a new constitution, and that could require multiple votes by the public.