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Ireland: Lisbon Treaty Second Referendum Date Set

The Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has set October 2 as the date for the country's second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, reports RTE.

Irish voters rejected the Treaty in the first referendum last June, 53.4% to 46.6%.

RTE reports that the first election was marked...

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Ireland sets date for Lisbon referendum

Ireland will vote for a second time on the European Union's Lisbon treaty on October 2 – 17 months after the pact was overwhelmingly rejected in a referendum ... - [07/08/2009 - FT.com - World, Europe]

LISBON TREATY: Ireland to go back to the polls ...

Irish voters will be asked for a second time to cast their ballot in a referendum to ratify their country's acceptance - or otherwise - of the the Lisbon Treaty, ... - [07/08/2009 - France24 - World]

Ireland to vote again on EU's Lisbon Treaty on ... - [07/08/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]

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...IrishIrish Times, "it must be open to question the constitutionality of forcing the people to vote again on exactly the same treaty since they have already given their final decision." AP writes that...

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