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THE prospect that Tony Blair could become EU President was one of the less-foreseeable results of the new EU constitution when it was signed by heads of government almost five years ago. However, if Ireland votes yes to the Lisbon treaty in its referendum today, the way is likely to be clear for the new president to take up the post - - perhaps within weeks. Mr Blair is the clear favourite. That is likely to create most unwelcome problems for both Gordon Brown and David Cameron.
Mr Blair's presidency would be a victory for the view that the EU needs a high-profile figure to represent it on the world stage, as opposed to a more low-key politician. Certainly Mr Blair has almost unrivalled international experience, and he remains a politician of rare talents. Yet he is divisive, too, the architect of the Iraq war. For the Prime Minister it will be worse, with Mr Blair threatening to upstage him as Mr Brown's premiership splutters to a close.See the full content of this document
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