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  • Irish Voters Say 'No' to EU Treaty

    06/13/2008 12:31:34 PM PDT · by TLI · 7 replies · 118+ views
    Voice of America News ^ | 13 June 2008 | Tendai Maphosa
    More than 50 percent of Irish voters rejected the European Union Treaty meant to streamline decision-making for the 27-member union. Tendai Maphosa has this report from London. Results of Thursday's referendum trickled in throughout the day Friday and it was not looking good for supporters of the EU treaty. The official announcement was met with jubilation by opponents of the document. OFFICIAL: "Votes in favor of the proposal 752,451, votes against the proposal 862,415." Ireland was the only EU member that required a popular vote on the treaty, because it would have needed to make constitutional changes before it could...