perhaps it will be better for them," Robalo said behind the bar of his Moulin A Vent restaurant in the central city of Dijon. France has some 42 million registered voters, with around one-in-five undecided when campaigning ended on Friday. Voters in overseas territories cast their ballots on Saturday. Chirac has said he will not quit but is seen reacting to a "No" vote by dismissing unpopular Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin, a trusted ally, leads the race to replace him. First exit polls projecting the result are expected when the last polling stations close at 10 p.m. (2000 GMT). The Interior Ministry is expected to issue an official estimate for the result sometime after 11 p.m. (2100 GMT). In the Netherlands, where voters are widely expected to reject the constitution in a referendum on Wednesday, leaders appealed to the Dutch not to heed a possible French "No" vote. --more 2236 Local Time 1936 GMT
