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Mon 10 Oct 2009EU leaders press Czechs to ratify treaty after decisive Yes vote
Yes 67% No 33% Turnout 58%:FOLLOWING THE decisive Yes vote by the Irish electorate, EU leaders have called on Eurosceptic Czech president Vaclav Klaus to stop holding up the democratic will of all Europeans and sign the Lisbon Treaty.
“The European Council is united in its wish to see the treaty enter into force before the end of the year,” said Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country currently holds the EU presidency.
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