Voters in the Netherlands dealt a potentially fatal blow to the European constitution, delivering a massive No vote just three days after it was rejected by the French. Nearly two thirds of Dutch voters wanted the treaty thrown out. Analysts say the Dutch vote was the result of a combination of factors, some economic and others political. Here is a Socialist Party member of parliament, Krista van Velven: “Well first of all, this is the first time in fifty years that the Dutch people have been asked anything about the European Union, so they’ve been forced to take all the treaties, including the introduction of the Euro, which people are quite angry about. This is the first time they have been asked to say anything.” The Dutch vote on the constitution caused the Euro to drop even lower and Europe’s leaders will hold a summit later this month to try to contain the turmoil. The summit is likely to extend the November 2006 deadline for ratification in the hope that French and Dutch voters change their minds. Britain is now expected to cancel its planned referendum, and others including Ireland, the Czech Republic and Poland could follow.