An exit poll suggests Latvia, the last of the prospective new members to vote on joining the European Union, returned a resounding 'yes' vote in its referendum today.
A state television survey, released shortly after polls closed gave EU supporters 69 percent and the 'no' side 31 percent.
Early results were even more emphatic, with 'yes' voters ahead by 72 to 28 percent after about one tenth of the count.
A final 'yes' will mark a success for the EU enlargement from 15 to 25 and give Brussels something to celebrate after Sweden rejected the euro last weekend.
Malta, Slovenia, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Estonia have already voted to join the EU.
The 10th nation to join, Cyprus, is not holding a referendum.
