To be sure, the rise of populism in Europe was not caused by the French; nationalism is deeply rooted in Europe’s history and has many causes. But France’s referendum result fueled other European governments’ fears that any new proposal they might put forward to re-launch the EU constitution would fail in the face of domestic and Europe-wide opposition.
另外，这张否决票还给予了其它国家的欧洲怀疑主义新的合法性。确切地说，欧洲民粹主义抬头并不是法国引起的；民族主义在欧洲历史中有深刻的根源，其产生也有多种原因。但法国全民公决的结果加重了欧洲其它国家政府的担忧。它们担心提出的任何旨在重新恢复欧盟宪法的新议案都会再次在国内及欧洲范围内的反对势力面前遭遇惨败。