referendum

‘This time the campaign has had a referendum-like nature’: Your guide to Russia’s 2024 Presidential Election

Voting has begun in Russia’s 2024 presidential election. It will continue until Sunday, and in many ways will be unique…

2 months ago

Head of Ukraine’s Zaporozhye Region orders preparations for referendum on joining Russia

Zaporozhye Region will hold a referendum on whether to secede from Ukraine and request joining Russia, the head of its…

2 years ago

UK PM rejects Scottish independence referendum, citing Ukraine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday rejected a request by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to hold a legally…

2 years ago

Sweden to reject referendum on NATO membership

Sweden does not plan to hold a referendum on the subject of NATO membership if its Parliament approves of the…

2 years ago

Referendum to join NATO not required – EU leader

The president of Finland, which borders Russia, says the widespread support for NATO expressed in recent opinion polls could pave…

2 years ago

Kremlin responds to Zelensky’s referendum idea

Russia has said that Kiev’s idea to put peace deal terms up for a referendum will only hurt the ongoing…

2 years ago

Ukraine says any deal with Russia would be put to a referendum

While hinting at progress in talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that any “historic” compromises his…

2 years ago

Ukraine ‘does not rule out’ Donbass referendum – Zelensky

Zelensky was speaking to Kiev's 1+1 TV network, following a call with the French President Emmanuel Macron. He was referring to Donetsk…

2 years ago

Viktor Orban’s LGBTQ referendum could spell the end of Hungary’s membership of the EU, or the end of his premiership

Hungary’s relationship with the European Union took another turn for the worse today, as Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister,…

3 years ago

Five years after the Brexit referendum, we have an imperfect deal from an imperfect PM, but I’m still sure we made the right call

I have to admit that I didn’t think we would win the Brexit referendum. I believed it had come too…

3 years ago