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[–] 13323193? 0 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago 

That's a proud EU tradition. Look up the history of the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon. Ireland went for example through two referendums as the first one resulted in an Against to the Treaty.

"Some party official decreed that the people / had lost the government's confidence / and could only regain it with redoubled effort. / If that is the case, would it not be simpler, / If the government simply dissolved the people / And elected another?" (Bertolt Brecht)