. . . and for the Dáil

 20.06.2008 23:23   ireland.com

ONE EXPLANATION advanced for the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty is a disconnect between voters and their Oireachtas representatives. Pro-Lisbon Treaty parties won more than 80 per cent of the national vote in the general election yet only 47 per cent of voters heeded their advice in the referendum. And in a representative democracy, any widening of the gap in understanding between the public and the political class is worrying.

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