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"A collective change of heart endorses Lisbon in Ireland"

Mary Jane O'Leary

Programa Europa

A two-thirds ‘Yes’ majority in the Irish referendum brings the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty tantalisingly close. With a turnout of 59%, 67% of the Irish electorate voted in favour of the reform package, which now awaits two final signatures from the Czech and Polish leaders. In Ireland more than half a million people cast a No vote but only two constituencies in the north produced a majority against the treaty. The result marks a huge turnaround on the 2008, 53.4% rejection when only 10 of Ireland’s 43 constituencies endorsed it. EU President José Manuel Barroso called Taoiseach (PM) Brian Cowen to congratulate him on the resounding victory and called Sunday a “great day for Europe and a great day for Ireland”.
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