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Uploaded by on May 20, 2009

The future of the European Union was tonight clouded in uncertainty after Ireland voted No to the Lisbon Treaty. Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission President, and a raft of foreign ministers expressed dismay that Ireland - the only member state to hold a referendum on the matter - chose to reject it decisively by 53.4 per cent to 46.6 per cent. Amid wild cheers from No campaigners, the results were revealed at 5pm with 862,415 votes against and 752,451 in favour, giving a majority of 109,964 against.

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  • i and may people in Ireland voted NO. our democratic vote was BINNED.. Well news just in there will be a bigger NO vote this time.. so shag off... people power....

  • I don't think the Irish are "rebellious" for voting no, they didn't want a constitutional treaty that was self amending and could take their political autonomy away permanently. To me that is perfectly rational - not defiant or needlessly rebellious.

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  • @graham640 The Irish were bullied into it,they were promised jobs and everything else,hud-winked!,we were pulled into this to help the german banks out,the problem has not gone away,it amazes me that our banks as well as every other banks,have been handing out loans and mortgages to people with no real job security,and then ending up with no returns on their money,the banks made the mistakes,not the people,the WANKER BANKERS with held the true debt from these countries,they let their gaurd down.

  • we should never have said yes to this disgraceful deal and we are now being bullied by the europeans

  • I'm polish. They didn't let us vote. All hope in Your hands. Save Europe from Eurocommunism. Vote NO.

    Freedom is the most precious and important thing for human and nations. THERE WILL BE NO FREEDOM IN EUROPEAN UNION after Lisbon Treaty(constitution) start work, there will be no countries, and after no nations.... no freedom.

    We Polish know that because we already got thru this before, behind Iron Curtain.

    Vote NO.

  • NO vote = we are still in the EU, like we are now, and the EU must be more accountable to the people of Europe. It stops the runaway power of the EU parliament and its gravy train expenses.

    YES vote = no way back, we can't undo mistakes made in the treaty or the EU, our say in EU is halved. Some countries say is doubled.

    The mature thing is to stand up and tell EU to correct the problems, not to give in to the accusing tut-tutting of EU politicians trying to tell us we should be embarrassed.

  • Oh, please do. Europe is counting on you. Keep an eye on any electoral fraud also.

  • thank you ireland!!

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