Irish vote launches the Lisbon end-game
October 5, 2009
It looks like end-game for the Lisbon Treaty at last. Ireland’s two-to-one majority in favour of ratification on October 2 was a convincing reversal of the 2007 “no” vote, especially given the increased turnout, which at 58 per cent of the electorate was six points up on last time.
The convincing “yes” majority can be ascribed […]
Posted by Michael Berendt
Elections, European politics, Integration, Treaty of Lisbon, UK politics |