Ireland voted 67% in favor of the Lisbon Treaty
03.10.2009 23:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ireland voted 67% in favor of the Lisbon Treaty with
just 33% voting against, according to the final count announced
Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The big swing to a Yes vote was helped by a 6% rise in voter turnout
to 59%.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today hailed the
Irish `yes’ vote to the Lisbon treaty as `a great day for Ireland and
for Europe’.
The Lisbon Treaty was rejected by Irish voters in June 2008 by a 53.4%
to 46.6% vote with a 53% turnout.
Ireland is unique among the European Union’s 27 member nations in
holding a public referendum on the treaty forged in Lisbon to replace
the failed EU constitution.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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