Opposition Leader Ganley: Irish People Scared into Backing Lisbon Treaty

Declan Ganley (C) of Libertas with his wife Delia (C-L) at The Dublin count centre in Dublin, Ireland today 03 October 2009.

Irish Opposition leader, Declan Ganley, has stated that the Friday's Lisbon Treaty poll shows just how scared people are.

Libertas leader has conceded the 'Yes' vote has been carried in the Lisbon Treaty referendum, BGNES reported.

He has congratulated the Taoiseach on "what was, politically, a masterful campaign…from a masterful politician who has made glove puppets out of the opposition".

He added he was "surprised how big the “Yes” vote is. It just shows how scared people are", claiming the economic downturn had a massive influence.

“This is an overwhelming Yes vote”, Declan Ganley said.

Declan Ganley is the founder and current Chairman of the pan-European political party Libertas. The party started in 2006 as a lobby group campaigning for a “No” vote to the Lisbon Treaty in the Irish Referendum 12 June 2008, and has evolved into a pan-European political movement.

Libertas influenced to the a major extent the “No” vote of the Irish people in the first Lisbon Treaty poll.

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