Ireland and the Lisbon Treaty
Vote Early, Vote Often
Jul 24th 2008 DUBLIN
Vote Early, Vote Often
Jul 24th 2008 DUBLIN
From The Economist print edition
The French President Mollifies his Tone Towards Ireland
DAYS before his visit to Dublin on July 21st, Nicolas Sarkozy had alienated those he hoped to conciliate in his efforts to salvage the European Union’s Lisbon treaty. The Irish government was dismayed when the French president privately told party members, only four weeks after Ireland’s voters had decisively rejected Lisbon, that they would have to vote again. His leaked comments suggested that he would press his hosts into taking an early decision to hold a second referendum. It was the latest in a series of gaffes that have strained relations between the two governments, starting when the French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, warned the Irish that they would be the first victims if they said no to Lisbon.
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