Afghanistan finally recognizes Europe

Vintage Daniel Hannan:

The President of Euristan, Hamid Shah Barroso, claimed victory in the battle to ratify the Lisbon Treaty after his last rival, Abdullah Klaus, withdrew. Despite widespread concerns about the integrity of the process, the international community has recognised the new constitutional settlement.

“All the votes are counted, and we can see that Lisbon has been endorsed in every province,” President Barroso told cheering members of the Loya Jirga in Strasbourg. “France, Ireland and the Netherlands have registered huge majorities in favour. In Britain, too, there is overwhelming support”.

The government of Afghanistan, which had voiced concern about corruption under Barroso, reluctantly recognised that the Lisbon Treaty would now take effect. An Afghan election observer remarked: “We are alarmed about the lack of democracy in Euristan. In many ways, representative government there is going backwards. But we have to work with the regime we’ve got”.