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Italy's referendum fails on poor turnout

10 Jun 2025

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni snubbed a referendum on easing citizenship laws but has emerged stronger from the vote as the leftist opposition failed to mobilise mass opposition to...

Australia Indigenous referendum opposition led by older, rural voters

04 Oct 2023

An Australian constitutional referendum on Indigenous recognition is on track to be defeated amid strong opposition from older voters and those living outside cities, according to a poll published...

Kazakhstan to hold referendum on nuclear plant construction: President

02 Sep 2023

Kazakhstan will hold a referendum to decide whether to build its first nuclear power plant, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday, adding that the date would be decided later....

Recognition for Aussie Indigenous more than tokenism

05 Jun 2023

A referendum on a constitutional provision to recognise the Indigenous people in Australia seems to be facing rough weather despite it being passed in the House of Representatives, the lower...

The risks posed to the visually impaired must not be swept aside when policymakers assess Britain’s e-scooter future

08 Apr 2023

James Moore, The Independent “Terrifying. Just terrifying.” This is how my friend Selina Mills describes e-scooters. Mills has good reason to feel that way. She is legally blind, the author...

Erdogan proposes vote on right to wear headscarf

22 Oct 2022

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday proposed a nationwide vote on guaranteeing a woman's right to wear a headscarf in state institutions, schools and universities. The subject is...

Ex-PM Khan says Pakistan by-election ‘a referendum’ on his popularity

15 Oct 2022

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is a candidate for seven of eight national assembly seats up for grabs in a key by-election Sunday, a vote he says is...

Russia set to annex Ukraine territory

29 Sep 2022

Russia was poised to annex a swath of Ukraine within days, releasing what it called vote tallies showing overwhelming support in four provinces to join it, after what Ukraine...

Ukraine ‘sham’ referendum results point to Russia annexation

28 Sep 2022

Russian-installed officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine reported huge majorities of votes in favour of joining Russia as the United States planned a UN resolution condemning the referendums...

Russia proxies hold breakaway polls in Ukraine

24 Sep 2022

Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine entered the second day of voting to become part of Russia on Saturday, in referendums dismissed as a "sham" by US President...

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