Referendum in Ireland on the family | The “no” won, recognizes the Prime Minister

(Dublin) The referendum aimed at modernizing the concept of the family and the place of women in the Irish Constitution has been lost, announced Saturday the Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, whose government was at the initiative of this attempt at reform.

“I think it is clear at this point that the amendments […] were rejected,” he said at a press conference, adding that his government “will accept the result and respect it fully.”