A referendum on joining the

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was held in Norway on 25 September 1972. After a long period of heated debate, the "no" side won with 54% of the vote.

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, who had championed a "yes" vote, resigned as a result. This was Norway's second attempt at becoming a member, after having been vetoed by France in January 1963 and again temporarily in 1967, but the first attempt with a referendum on a set of fully negotiated accession terms.

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