Sarkozy: Ireland must vote again on Lisbon Treaty

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said today that Ireland would have to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty after rejecting the EU reform package last month, according to reports.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said today that Ireland would have to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty after rejecting the EU reform package last month, according to reports.

“The Irish will have to vote again,” he told members of his conservative party at a meeting in his office.

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