Lisbon Treaty Referendum Results Thread **Final** No Wins 53%-46%

11 Responses to “Lisbon Treaty Referendum Results Thread **Final** No Wins 53%-46%”

1. # Comment by John Lyons - Professional Pessimist Jun 13th, 2008 13:06

   What next, as the Lisbon Treaty faces likely defeat? Will the Brussels elite shred Lisbon and try again? Will the sky fall on our heads for having the temerity to reject the plans of our shadowy overlords?

   The options are;

   1. The remaining 26 plow on, with Ireland having some UK like “special status”. This is likely to create domestic issues in a no. of countries, including France and the Netherlands. With another 8 countries left trying to push it through their parliaments, it’ll cause some tricky debates. Possible.

   2. We’re told to try again and get the right answer next time. As times get hard (I’m a pessimist…right!), it could get more difficult to push through. We’ll also become the 2nd home of every Europhobe in the E.U. Unlikely.

   3. We’ll “renegotiate” the treaty and achieve some hard fought concessions, before repeating the vote and passing it. (We’ll be bought off - as usual). Every country still to ratify the treaty will pull out a shopping list as well. Probable.

2. # Comment by P O'Neill Jun 13th, 2008 17:06

   Is Enda gone? Various ways to spin the Mayo result (e.g. voter anger at Cowen) but hard for him to look good when he can’t carry his home constituency.

3. # Comment by Simon Jun 13th, 2008 17:06

   I would guess that alright

4. # Comment by Cian Jun 13th, 2008 17:06

   No way can enda manage. Alreay people were lookin at ways of gettin him out. I think cowen will get the rallyround while enda will be subject to much harder time.

5. # Comment by Aaron M Jun 13th, 2008 18:06

   Ruairi Quinn is on Newstalk now. Predictably, he’s looking around for any reason that doesn’t place the blame on his beloved Treaty.

   All I know is that any No-supporters I talked to were concerned about the Treaty itself, and were not talking about the economy or any other issue. In fact, the No-supporters were more focused on the Treaty than were the Yes-supporters.

6. # Comment by ixion Jun 13th, 2008 22:06

   Great thx to all “No” Voters! You save the democracy and stop the eu-fake democracy!
   THAX!!!!

   Greetings from germany
   ixion

7. # Comment by Voice of Joy from South Europe Jun 14th, 2008 18:06

   Hello Ireland …

   … here is Italy

   Thanks to the geat irish folk who said NO to this treaty.

   We Europeans out of Ireland we haven’t the right to vote.

   We haven’t any chance to say our opinion about this treaty.

   THANKS TO THE IRISH PEOPLE FOR THIS NO !

   European Union is slowly becoming the Soviet Union with his central KREMLIN (Bruxelles) government.

   Irish people gave us a sign of Hope and Freedom.

   GREAT THANKS FOR THIS NO TO THE LISBON TREATY FROM FROM THE ITALIAN FOLK.

8. # Comment by karia Jun 18th, 2008 06:06

   ty to italy
   didnt we do well

Trackbacks & Pingbacks

1. Jun 13th, 2008
   Deutschland Debatte » Irland - Eilmeldung - NO fast sicher
2. Jun 13th, 2008
   Keeping Up To Date With Lisbon Results : Alexia Golez :: Tech Blogger :: Geek is Good
3. Jun 13th, 2008
   Jazz Biscuit: » Ireland rejects Lisbon

Post a comment below: