‘No’ to the referendum on local government
Everyone agrees reform is vital so why do we need a referendum? By George Koumoullis In order to restore the mental balance of those...
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Opposition likely to scupper referendum on local government reform
The government’s plans to hold a referendum on local government reform on the same day as the parliamentary elections appear doomed after the House interior...
MPs to vote on referendum question for local govt reform
The government on Monday formally presented to parliament the question to be put in a single, island-wide referendum on the issue of local government reform,...
The credibility of politics
“Local referendums necessary for the reform of local self-government” The credibility of the political system, politics and politicians, is once again being questioned by the...
Cabinet green-lights single referendum on local authority reform
The cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal for a single referendum to be held on local authority reform whose discussion has been dragging on for...
Nouris launches series of contacts on local authority reforms
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday he had launched a series of contacts with parties in a bid to secure the maximum possible consensus...
Referendum demand threatens to derail local government reform
Lawmakers on Monday wrapped up discussion of three government bills designed to overhaul local government, but not without first inserting an amendment which – from...
Ireland’s PM sets stage for possible February election
Ireland’s Prime Minster Leo Varadkar said on Sunday he had made a decision on the timing of a general election, with many media outlets and...
New Caledonia votes against independence from France (Update 2)
Queues formed at polling stations across New Caledonia on Sunday as the French archipelago in the South Pacific voted whether to become the world’s newest...
Ireland votes in ‘once-in-a-generation’ abortion referendum (Update 2)
Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he was quietly confident that a strong early turnout in Ireland‘s abortion referendum on Friday would favour those seeking change in...
Irish women open up about abortion ahead of referendum
When posters with the words ‘Licence To Kill’ were put up in her neighbourhood in advance of Ireland’s referendum on abortion, Amy Callahan decided to...
Our View: Fire and brimstone on referendum anniversary
All the political parties of the so-called centre issued fire and brimstone announcements on Tuesday, the 14th anniversary of the referendum on the Annan plan...
‘Greek Cypriots dodged a bullet’
Greek Cypriots dodged a bullet by rejecting the Annan plan in 2004, the more hardline parties on the Cyprus issue said on Tuesday, the 14th...
The Cyprus referendum paradox 2004
By Alper Ali Riza REFERENDUMS are the flavour of our times. There have been referendums galore this century. In Scotland, Crimea, Cyprus and most recently...
Italian regions vote in favour of autonomy in shadow of Catalonia crisis
Two wealthy regions of northern Italy voted overwhelmingly on Sunday for greater autonomy in referendums that could fan regional tensions in Europe at a time...
The sudden fall of Kirkuk
Two big cities fell within 24 hours of each other this week. The fall of Raqqa in Syria, once the capital of all the territory ruled by...
Condemnation and homage to Catalonia
By Alper Ali Riza George Orwell, the well-known English author of Animal Farm and Ninety Eighty Four fame, fought in the Spanish Civil War...
Rule by referendum is not democratic
With reference to the letters of Mr Lait, Mr Drayton and of Jonathan Reddaway on the UK Brexit referendum. Rule by referendum is not democratic....
The first bit of Kurdistan
The neighbours are very cross about Monday’s independence referendum in the Kurdish part of Iraq, which is currently known as the Kurdistan Autonomous Region (KAR)....
Iraq’s Kurds vote ‘yes’ to independent state (Updated)
Baghdad piled pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central government to send...