September 29, 1919
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg sat down earlier today with a correspondent from the Associated Press where she said that she was pleased with the result.
Luxembourg citizens voted to retain the monarchy and have an economic alliance with Belgium or France. The vote was in favor of establishing a relationship with France.
"I am sure the people voted for me because it was the surest way to preserve the independence of the country," the Grand Duchess said as she "sat in the Grand Ducal Palace awaiting the returns from the plebiscite." Early returns showed that the Grand Duchess would remain as sovereign of the Grand Duchy.
"It is not for myself that I hope for I do not like politics. In politics there is so much that is false."
She told the reporter that she considered resigning and noted that the success of the referendum, which she said "was the first time any monarch had placed a dynasty in legal jeopardy."
"I was willing to do it because it seemed to be the right thing to do. Being a ruler is very interesting, but without the responsibility life would be much freer and quieter."
It was noted that at the end of the first day of the counting of the ballots more than 80,000 votes had been cast, "representing two-thirds of the electorate." Counting will be continue for several more days.
It is "unofficially reported" that more women than men voted in the election.
No comments:
Post a Comment