Irish referendum

European Powers was to enrich the lexicon with a new term – a referendum on Irish. On June 7, 2001 Ireland voted in a referendum on the Nice Treaty and rejected it by 53.9 against 46.1 percent of the voters only 34.8 per cent of voters.

The main reasons for the negative vote were arranged fears of encroachment on military neutrality of the country to reduce the influence of small EU countries, as well as discontent with the arrogant and high nekontaktna bureaucracy in Brussels.
Europe was startled, and after 15 months on October 19, 2002, the Irish were driven to re-vote on the Treaty of Nice.
This time the turnout was 49.5 percent, the contract gained the support of 62.9 against 37.1 percent who voted against.
On June 12, 2008 Ireland came to a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon. Turnout was 53.1 percent, and the contract was rejected by 53.4 against 46.6 percent of the vote. The main reasons for the negative vote again contained concerns about military neutrality, the loss of influence in the planned reduction in the number of commissioners, as well as discontent with the traditional focus of a major power in the hands of the Brussels bureaucracy, which is appointed rather than elected.
Europe again said he was startled and even threatened with paralysis. And after another 15 months, October 2, 2009, the Irish were out in front of polling booths to preglasuvat Lisbon Treaty.
This time he received the support of 32.9 percent against 67.1 by 58 per cent turnout of voters. Two contracts, two referendum on any treaty almost identical results, despite the growing activity of the electorate, and match the main fears and grievances.
This comparison is sufficient to introduce the term „referendum on the Irish. Its characteristics are not just arithmetic. With incredible consistency ruling political parties in Ireland, saving his initial efforts to explain to the electorate of the significance of the contracts. If someone had suggested their shabby Balkan wording „vote to a hole. Europe has also shown that it can not take lessons.
She acted as Lord British of anecdote that banging his head with two bricks, and when I asked if it is not uncomfortable, replied, „Yes, but promezhdutatsite are pleasant. In any referendum, Ireland is fighting for his „military neutrality“, though it is not clear nor against whom it is directed, nor exactly who threatens him.

Other European partners are secretly grateful to the Irish for at least two things – to address criticisms of the Brussels bureaucracy, and that helped them to retain their place in the EC Commissioner. The question remains whom are double those required referendums, the last of which cost around 25 million euros in terms of the deepest of the 30-year recession of the last century.

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