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    Ireland voted 67% in favor of the Lisbon Treaty
    03.10.2009 23:01 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ireland voted 67% in favor of the Lisbon Treaty with
    just 33% voting against, according to the final count announced
    Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reports.

    The big swing to a Yes vote was helped by a 6% rise in voter turnout
    to 59%.

    European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today hailed the
    Irish `yes' vote to the Lisbon treaty as `a great day for Ireland and
    for Europe'.

    The Lisbon Treaty was rejected by Irish voters in June 2008 by a 53.4%
    to 46.6% vote with a 53% turnout.

    Ireland is unique among the European Union's 27 member nations in
    holding a public referendum on the treaty forged in Lisbon to replace
    the failed EU constitution.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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