Seanad vote: Public vote to keep Irish senate

Voters in the Republic of Ireland rejected a government proposal to abolish Seanad Éireann (the upper house or second chamber of the Irish parliament) in a referendum held on the 5 October 2013.

Irish Times: Tag: Referendum 2013: An in-depth look at the Seanad and Court of Appeal Referendums, October 2013 http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/referendum-2013

Irish Independent / Irish Times, 07.10.13: Voters back their second chamber (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4207281-voters-back-their-second-chamber

LSE EuroppBlog, 09.10.13: Ireland’s decision to retain the Seanad is not the end of the country’s political reform process http://bit.ly/17VzyfD

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