Tag: Referendums
Hungary calls for ballot to defend LGBT law opposed by EU
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's government wants to hold a national referendum in an effort to showcase public support for a new law that the...
Slovenian PM says water referendum defeat no reason to quit
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia's right-wing prime minister has brushed off opposition calls for his government to resign in the wake of a referendum in...
Slovenia water law referendum seen as test for government
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenians were voting Sunday in a referendum on changes to the country's water management law, in a test for the government...
5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves
LONDON — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its...
Swiss vote on whether to hike taxes to fight climate change
GENEVA — Swiss voters are casting ballots in a referendum on a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would hike fees and taxes on fuels...
Prosecutor’s reelection pits reform against rising gun crime
PHILADELPHIA — Voters in Pennsylvania will cast ballots Tuesday in the Democratic Primary for Philadelphia District Attorney that pits a reform-minded incumbent against a...
Johnson calls for UK talks after Scottish Nationalists win
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after...
Scotland’s pro-independence government close to a majority
LONDON — Counting resumed Saturday in Scotland’s parliamentary election with the governing Scottish National Party very close to securing a majority that would see...
COVID-19 overshadows independence in key Scottish election
EYEMOUTH, Scotland — James Cook was an enthusiastic supporter of Scottish independence, but now he’s not so sure.
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Idaho governor signs bill making ballot measures tougher
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Saturday signed legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in what...