Malta Votes Yes to EU Entry

World | March 9, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Malta voted to join the European Union by 53 percent to 45 percent, an early analysis
of votes cast in the referendum shows. The result of the referendum is non-binding, and will have to be confirmed in a forthcoming general election. Electoral officials said 91 percent of the islands' electorate had voted in the referendum, the first of a series involving an estimated 50 million voters across 10 countries, which are candidates to join the European Union in May 2004.

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