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Barroso confident of Irish 'yes' in second Lisbon Treaty vote
European Commission chief José Manuel Barroso expressed optimism Friday that Ireland would vote 'yes' in a second attempt to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. Ireland's rejection a year ago stymied its advancement.
AFP - European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso voiced confidence Friday that Irish voters would back the EU's Lisbon Treaty in a second referendum after Dublin secured guarantees on sovereignty.
"I'm especially pleased that we have agreed the Irish guarantees. This gives the Irish people all the guarantees they need," Barroso told journalists after an EU summit in Brussels.
"It gives me all confidence we'll get a 'yes' vote at the Irish referendum."
Irish voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty in a first referendum a year ago and another is necessary if Ireland is to ratify it, which all EU countries have to do for it to enter force.
Ireland's European partners accepted guarantees affirming the country's military neutrality, taxation system and stance on social issues like abortion in hope that Irish voters would back the treaty the next time around.
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Barroso confident of Irish 'yes' in second Lisbon Treaty vote
The Irish Government's reasons for the NO vote are fake. The one concerning "military conscription" was fabricated by the YES camp during the last campaign. Government ministers and others supporting YES were the only ones who ever mentioned it.
These reasons are being fed to us by the YES gang on why they think people voted NO.They still don't get it ? They just have no understanding of why people voted NO and will vote NO once again. They cannot still comprehend that Lisbon was defeated last year.
My own reasons for voting NO have nothing to do with this pointless list. Our government is attempting to fool us with a web of deceit and lies.