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...
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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...
Turkey threatens sanctions over Kurdish independence vote
Turkey‘s President Tayyip Erdogan threatened to impose sanctions against Kurdish northern Iraq over a planned independence vote, piling economic pressure on Kurdish authorities after Turkish...
Catalan mayors exercise right to remain silent in questioning
The first of hundreds of Catalan mayors summoned to answer questions on why they have backed a banned Oct 1 referendum on independence from Spain appeared before...
Police deploy in Iraqi oil city Kirkuk after deadly clash
Police deployed overnight Monday in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk to prevent a deadly dispute from developing into ethnic clashes ahead of a referendum...
Turkish Cypriots remain more positive towards a solution – poll
A bicommunal opinion poll published on Monday reflects the recent uncertainty over the negotiations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, with a majority of...
Scots don’t want another independence vote – Kantar poll
Most Scottish voters do not want another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom and support for secession itself appears to have weakened, according to...
Turkish opposition appeals referendum on Erdogan powers
Turkey‘s main opposition party said it filed a court appeal on Friday against a decision by electoral authorities to accept unstamped ballot papers in the...
Turkey: Europe rights court has no jurisdiction over referendum
Turkey‘s justice minister said on Thursday that any opposition challenge to a referendum that expanded President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers would be rejected by the constitutional...
