EUobserver: YES - Irish poll shows swing in favour of Lisbon treaty - by Honor Mahony

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Irish poll shows swing in favour of Lisbon treaty - by Honor Mahony

A new poll has shown a swing in favour of the Lisbon treaty in Ireland as the main political parties argue about when would be the best time to hold a second referendum on the document. According to a survey carried out by the Irish Times newspaper, 51 percent are in favour of the treaty while 33 percent would vote against it. The swing in Lisbon's favour comes amid the country's convulsions in the economic crisis, which has caused massive job losses. The state of the Irish economy has prompted comparisons between it and non-EU member Iceland, where the government collapsed over the crisis and which has needed an International Monetary Fund bailout. Politicians have said that if Ireland was not in the EU, it would be in the same situation as the small Arctic country.