Electoral Council press release on the results of the referendum on the EU constitutional treaty

A total of 7.646.415 valid votes were cast. Of these a total of 2.940.730 votes were cast in favour of the Treaty. When expressed as a percentage these votes are equivalent to 38.5 percent of the valid votes. In addition, a total of 4.705.685 votes were cast against the Treaty. When expressed as a percentage these votes are equivalent to 61.5 percent of the valid votes. 58.781voters cast a blank or invalid vote. The overall turnout of the referendum was 63.3 percent.