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Electoral assistants count ballots at a polling station after the last day of civil referendum held by the Occupy Central organisers in Hong Kong. ©Reuters/Tyrone Siu 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
Nursultan Nazarbayev at the briefing in the Hague. Photo courtesy of akorda.kz 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
Illustration by Tengrinews.kz 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
The poster reads: What will we choose on March 16. Photo courtesy of vm.ru 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
Cameron urges UK to unite to stop Scottish independence British Prime Minister David Cameron will urge people in all parts of the United Kingdom on Friday to try to persuade Scots to vote 'no' in their referendum on independence.
07 February 2014
Same-sex couples sue Florida for right to wed Six same-sex couples filed suit against the US state of Florida Tuesday for refusing to let them marry.
22 January 2014
Egypt constitution sails through vote but turnout key Egyptian voters overwhelmingly backed a new constitution that paves the way for the army chief to run for president, early results showed Thursday, but turnout figures will provide a key measure of his popularity.
16 January 2014
Egypt votes on new charter as army chief eyes presidency Egyptians vote for a new constitution Tuesday in a referendum seen as a test of support for a presidential bid by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, almost seven months after he toppled Mohamed Morsi.
14 January 2014
Venezuela municipal elections a test for Chavez heir Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro faced a big test Sunday as municipal polls, seen as a referendum on his performance amid soaring crime, high inflation and household shortages, closed.
09 December 2013
Croatia gays say marriage referendum major setback After six years together, Hana and Iva both decided they had met "the one" -- but the Croatian couple's dream of getting married and having children risks being derailed by a referendum to outlaw same-sex marriage.
28 November 2013
Ireland votes on scrapping upper house of parliament Cash-strapped Ireland voted in a referendum on Friday on whether to back Prime Minister Enda Kenny's controversial proposals to abolish the upper house of parliament.
07 October 2013
Scotland's First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond. ©Reuters/Russell Cheyne With year to go, Scotland divided over independence Voting for Scottish independence is "common sense", the leader of the movement to break away from the United Kingdom insisted a year to the day before Scotland votes in a referendum.
19 September 2013
Turkey PM floats referendum to end Istanbul park protest Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would consider holding a referendum on plans to redevelop an Istanbul park that have sparked nationwide protests.
13 June 2013
Britain's Tories to propose EU referendum law Britain's Conservative Party will on Tuesday propose laws to force an in-out referendum on the country's membership of the European Union to be held by the end of 2017.
14 May 2013
Poland's Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski. ©REUTERS/Peter Andrews Poles will have to okay eurozone entry: minister Poles will have to okay eurozone entry in a referendum, a senior minister said Wednesday, echoing the prime minister's recent endorsement of a public vote on joining the unpopular currency union.
28 March 2013
©REUTERS British voters would choose to quit EU: poll Britain would vote to quit the European Union if Prime Minister David Cameron's promised referendum was held today.
27 January 2013
©REUTERS Bulgaria to hold referendum on new nuclear plant Polls indicate that Bulgarians will on Sunday vote "yes" to a second nuclear power plant in a referendum, in a closely watched contest between the government and the opposition ahead of elections in July.
25 January 2013
Global elite to confront British PM on EU plan British Prime Minister David Cameron faces a frosty reception from the global elite at the annual Davos meeting on Thursday after his vow to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.
25 January 2013

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