Tag: Referendum
Hold referendum in Kashmir, Qureshi challenges Modi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday challenged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a referendum in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) if...
Egyptians vote in referendum to extend Sisi’s rule
CAIRO: Egyptians start voting Saturday in a referendum that aims to cement the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former coup leader presenting himself...
Spanish PM proposes referendum on greater autonomy for Catalonia
MADRID: Spain's prime minister on Monday proposed holding a referendum in Catalonia on greater autonomy for the wealthy region but ruled out allowing a...
Macedonia to hold referendum on name change on September 30
SKOPJE: Macedonia's parliament on Monday set September 30 as the date for a referendum on changing the country's name to the Republic of North...
Britain’s EU referendum was legitimate, says PM May’s spokesman
LONDON: Britain's vote on its EU membership was a legitimate democratic exercise, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday after the...
Nawaz asks people to treat 2018 elections as referendum
-Sacked premier warns he will not let anyone disrespect vote again
JHELUM: Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that the 2018 general elections...
Ireland to call abortion referendum in May
DUBLIN: Ireland will hold a referendum at the end of May on liberalising its restrictive abortion laws, a highly sensitive issue in the traditionally...
Farage tells Brexiteers to get ready for second EU referendum
LONDON: Nigel Farage’s surprise call for Britain to prepare for a second EU referendum has ignited hopes among anti-Brexit campaigners that both sides of...
Spanish court threatens deposed separatist Catalan leader with arrest
MADRID: The deposed Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, could face an arrest warrant if he fails to appear in court to testify over his part...
Spanish judge to grill deposed leaders of Catalan separatists
Madrid: Spain is set for another day of high drama in the Catalonia crisis on Thursday with a judge in Madrid to grill the...
Spain’s direct rule takes hold in Catalonia
BARCELONA/MADRID: Spain’s direct rule over Catalonia took hold smoothly on Monday as employees ignored calls for civil disobedience to turn up for work, and...
Catalan crisis: Separatist leader ‘welcome’ to run in poll
The Spanish government has said it would welcome the participation of sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont in new elections.
The central government in Madrid has...
Catalan police call for neutrality as Spain exerts control
MADRID/BARCELONA: Catalonia’s police force told its officers to remain neutral in the struggle over the region’s fight for independence from Spain, a step towards...
Catalan government sacked after independence declaration
BARCELONA/MADRID: The Madrid government sacked Catalonia’s president and dismissed its parliament on Friday, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation in Spain’s...
Catalan companies face boycott over independence push
Calls for a boycott of Catalan food, cars and other goods, to punish the region for its separatist push, are worrying businesses who fear...
Italians vote to seek autonomy, in shadow of Catalonia crisis
MILAN: Two wealthy regions of northern Italy voted overwhelmingly on Sunday for greater autonomy in referendums that could fan regional tensions in Europe at...
