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Irish voters overwhelmingly reject proposed changes to constitution



Taoiseach says government did not do enough to convince people over amending provisions on family and careIreland has overwhelmingly rejected proposed changes to references on family and women in its constitution, delivering a rebuke to a government that had urged voters not to take a “step backwards”.Voters repudiated the family referendum with 67% voting “no”, and buried the care referendum in an even bigger landslide of 74%. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/09/vote-referendum-modernise-ireland-constitution-women-home

Author : Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Publish date : 2024-03-09 21:46:48

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