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Article: Irish voters say "No" to EU Treaty.(THE LAST WORD)(European Union's Lisbon Treaty)
- Article from:
- The New American
- Article date:
- July 7, 2008
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Unlike the other 26 EU countries, a requirement in their national constitution gave Irish voters the opportunity to register their opinion of the EU's Lisbon Treaty. In each of the other states that make up the EU, parliaments have been making the decision, and 18 had already approved the document by the June 12 date scheduled for the Irish referendum. Things were progressing smoothly for this next step in consolidating Europe. But Ireland's feisty electorate threw a monkey wrench into the EU's continuing grasp for power with a 53.4 percent to 46.6 percent No vote. From one end of Europe to the other, leaders now ponder what to do next.
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