News about referendum

As UK election looms, Ireland fears 'Brexit' With elections looming in Britain, the Irish government has taken the unusual step of beginning a campaign to warn its biggest trading partner against leaving the European Union.

28 April 2015

Cost of presidential election in Kazakhstan - 5 billion tenge Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossayev said that the government envisioned spending 5 bln tenge on the presidential election next year.

23 February 2015

Spain's Catalonia calls snap vote in fresh independence push Catalonia called a snap election for September centred on its independence bid, just two months after the wealthy region held a contested symbolic referendum.

15 January 2015

Japan kicks off election campaign in 'Abenomics referendum' Official campaigning kicked off in Japan before a December 14 election which Prime Minister has described as a referendum on his faltering "Abenomics" growth blitz.

02 December 2014

Spanish prosecutors to take legal action against Catalan president Spanish prosecutors said they will take legal action against Artur Mas after he went ahead with a symbolic independence referendum in defiance of a court injunction.

20 November 2014

Scottish nationalists change leader after referendum defeat Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond will step down as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) at its annual conference.

14 November 2014

Catalonia leader shifts tack on independence vote Catalonia's president Artur Mas said a snap election could be held to let the Spanish region vote on independence.

15 October 2014

Cancellation of Catalonia referendum 'excellent news': Spain PM Spain's Prime Minister hailed the decision by Catalan leaders to call off a planned vote on independence as "excellent news.

14 October 2014

Britain's Hammond sees Scotland referendum as 'model' for Iraq Britain's foreign secretary said in Baghdad he hoped Scotland's decision to remain in the United Kingdom would inspire Iraqis to remain united.

14 October 2014

Spanish court suspends Catalonia independence vote Spain's Constitutional Cour suspended an independence referendum called by Catalonia for November 9.

30 September 2014

Scotland rejects independence in historic referendum Scotland rejected independence in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact.

19 September 2014

Scotland votes on independence from Britain Scotland voted in an epic independence referendum that could break up the centuries-old United Kingdom and create Europe's newest state.

19 September 2014

Scots grapple with referendum tug-of-war at Highland games Bagpipe music, caber-tossing and tugs-of-war were on everyone's minds at the Braemar Highland games presided over by Queen Elizabeth II.

08 September 2014

Support for Scottish independence growing: poll Support for Scottish independence is increasing ahead of a referendum, amid attempts by David Cameron to make the business case for retaining the union.

29 August 2014

China slams Hong Kong democracy poll despite 800,000 votes Organisers urged Hong Kong's government to take seriously an unofficial referendum on democratic reform after nearly 800,000 people voted in the Chinese city, but state media in Beijing dismissed the ballot as unpatriotic.

01 July 2014

Kazakhstan’s President comments on the situation in Ukraine In the recent years the country’s leadership has been hesitating trying to choose between closer ties with the EU and ties with Russia, between participating in the CIS and staying away from the integration: Nazarbayev.

26 March 2014

Ukraine concerned with Kazakhstan's acceptance of Crimean referendum The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine referred to Kazakhstan's acceptance of the referendum in Crimea as an unneighborly act.

22 March 2014

Crude prices up after Crimea referendum Oil prices rose in Asia Monday on increased geopolitical tensions as the United States hinted at fresh sanctions against Moscow after Crimea voted in a referendum to break away from Ukraine and join Russia.

18 March 2014

95.5 percent in Crimea vote to secede from Ukraine Crimea will formally apply to join Russia on Monday after voting to split from Ukraine as Europe prepared to hit Moscow with a wave of sanctions in the worst East-West stand-off since the Cold War.

17 March 2014

Colombia vote seen as referendum on rebel peace talks Colombians went to the polls on Sunday to elect new legislators, in a vote seen as a referendum on peace talks with leftist guerrillas and a bellwether for May's presidential election.

10 March 2014

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