It seems clear that a second rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the Irish electorate would plunge the EU into a renewed crisis and threaten to derail the considerable gains in both democratic legitimacy and collective decision-making capacity deriving from the new Treaty. Everything indicates that voters now look set to approve the Treaty.
Parece claro que un segundo rechazo del Tratado de Lisboa por el electorado irlandés hundiría a la UE en una nueva crisis y amenazaría con desbaratar los considerables beneficios en materia de legitimidad democrática y capacidad colectiva para la adopción de decisiones que se desprenden del nuevo Tratado.