Tag: referendum

• Thursday, March 2nd 2023 - 08:21 UTC

  Ecuador: Parliamentary Committee gives nod to President Lasso's impeachment

  

  Ecuador's parliamentary committee investigating a corruption scandal approved by 6 votes to 1 to move on with the impeachment of President Guillermo Lasso, who has been linked to drug trafficking and possible crimes against the security of the State and the public administration, it was reported in Quito.

• Sunday, February 5th 2023 - 09:31 UTC

  Ecuador's president takes a gamble with a multi-item referendum

  

  The Ecuadorian Government of President Guillermo Lasso will seek Sunday to revamp an administration with waning popularity through a referendum whereby the citizenry is to allegedly set the guidelines for the future steps of the conservative head of state.

• Friday, July 9th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Opposition files for referendum in Uruguay after collecting far more signatures than required

  

  Uruguayan opposition politicians Thursday filed a petition before the Electoral Court to call for a referendum to repeal several articles of the Urgent Consideration Law (LUC) passed last year.

• Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  Chile's Constitutional Convention hopes to gets started this Wednesday after numerous technical issues

  

  Chile's Constitutional Assembly is finally set to start its historic sessions Wednesday at 10 am local time in Santiago, following last-minute problems earlier this week.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:04 UTC

  Lawmaker wants referendum on province of Mendoza's independence from Argentina

  

  Deputy José Luis Ramón Tuesday announced he would submit a bill to Congress to hold a referendum in his native province of Mendoza so that its citizens can decide whether they want to remain a part of Argentina.

• Saturday, October 3rd 2020 - 08:19 UTC

  French Overseas Territory New Caledonia votes independence referendum on Sunday

  

  Voters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, will choose whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort.

• Friday, September 25th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Falkland Islands votes to remain a two electoral constituency

  

  The Falkland Islands Referendum held on Thursday, resulted in a defeat for the concept of a single constituency. Neither of the two current constituencies Camp or Stanley, garnered the two thirds support for a single constituency.

• Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 23:41 UTC

  Parliament conditions PM Johnson's Brexit deal forcing another vote on Monday

  

  Parliament has been sitting on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years to debate and vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. MPs have supported a motion tabled by Independent MP Sir Oliver Letwin that “withholds approval” for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal until legislation implementing it has been passed.

• Thursday, December 13th 2018 - 13:04 UTC

  President Vizcarra announces political reforms in Peru after Sunday's referendum

  

  Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra Wednesday announced a set of political reforms after most of his proposals drew overwhelming support in last Sunday's referendum.

• Tuesday, May 29th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  Ireland's abortion vote adds to PM May woes and strains relations with Ulster coalition ally

  

  Britain's leaders are facing increasing calls to take action to loosen abortion restrictions in Northern Ireland after the Republic of Ireland's landmark referendum in favor of doing so, but complex political realities may make quick action difficult.