Voters in Ireland have officially rejected the European Union's reform treaty in a referendum.
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Projects ... Dublin Castle showed that some 46 percent backed the pact while more than 53 percent voted against it. Turnout was about 53 percent of the electorate. Despite Ireland's rejection, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has urged other EU member states to continue the process of ratifying the Lisbon Treaty. However, it must be ratified by all 27 members for it to come into force. Ireland is the only EU member to have put the Lisbon Treaty to a referendum. The document is meant to streamline decision-making in the bloc. It would replace the EU constitution, which was rejected in referenda in France and the Netherlands three years ago.
(Deutsche Welle)
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