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| UpdatedThe peace delivered to war-torn Bosnia 21 years ago today was deeply flawed. After the ethnically-driven war that lasted four years, left 100,000 dead and displaced millions, the new country is still divided. And the schisms are erupting again.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, history, race-relations, referendums, bosnia-and-herzegovina
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Italy's president asks Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to delay stepping down until Parliament approves its 2017 budget, which could be done by the end of week.
Topics: world-politics, referendums, government-and-politics, italy
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| UpdatedItalian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi signals he will resign after suffering a crushing defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform.
Topics: world-politics, referendums, government-and-politics, italy
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| UpdatedItalian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi looks to have suffered a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reduce the role of the Senate and claw back powers from regional authorities, the first projections suggest.
Topics: government-and-politics, constitution, referendums, italy
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In a year of global political earthquakes, the Richmond Park by-election is barely more than a blip — but was it, as some campaigners and commentators claim, the first sign of a significant Brexit backlash?
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, referendums, elections, united-kingdom, european-union
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Italians go to the polls this weekend to answer a high-stakes referendum question that has huge implications on their constitution and Government.
Topics: referendums, constitution, government-and-politics, italy
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Auskar Surbakti speaks to Italian overseas electorate MP Marco Fedi about Italy's referendum on changing the country's political structure.
Topics: referendums, government-and-politics, world-politics, italy
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While the Irish may have established their progressive bona fides last year with their vote on same-sex marriage, a vote on abortion could produce a very different result.
Topics: abortion, rights, medical-procedures, laws, crime, constitution, referendums, world-politics, ireland
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British Prime Minister Theresa May tries to persuade the leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to work with her Government on a common Brexit negotiating position, but the Scottish leader dismisses the meeting as "deeply frustrating".
Topics: world-politics, states-and-territories, referendums, united-kingdom, european-union
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Months after the surprise Brexit referendum result, few are foolish enough to state exactly what it all might mean — but like some of our favourite foods it, allegedly, can be served two different ways.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, referendums, united-kingdom, european-union
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In the wake of the Brexit vote, the prospect of a second referendum in Scotland is back on the table, just two years after the country voted no to independence from the UK.
Topics: referendums, foreign-affairs, world-politics, scotland, united-kingdom
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Almost all Hungarians who voted in Sunday's referendum rejected the European Union's migrant quotas, but turnout was too low to make the poll valid.
Topics: referendums, refugees, hungary
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Polls open in Hungary for a referendum on whether to accept or reject compulsory European Union quotas of asylum seekers.
Topics: refugees, referendums, world-politics, hungary, european-union
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Months after winning a competition for an offensive poem about the Turkish president, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson sings the praises of his "very well functioning" Turkish washing machine during a visit to Ankara.
Topics: world-politics, referendums, turkey
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| UpdatedSenior WA Liberals back Premier Colin Barnett's concerns about a plebiscite on same-sex marriage being conducted in the midst of next year's state election campaign.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, marriage, elections, referendums, wa, australia
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He’s best known for his zany TV sit-downs with celebrities, but “Chatty Man” Alan Carr says he’s started seeing the serious side of life - after turning 40 this year.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, popular-culture, television, theatre, terrorism, crime, world-politics, referendums, people, australia, norway, sweden, united-kingdom, england, japan
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| UpdatedMany locals in towns along the line that separates Britain and Ireland fear the British exit from the European Union will once again make the border a frontier, hit the economy and fuel the rise of dissident groups.
Topics: referendums, world-politics, government-and-politics, northern-ireland, united-kingdom, ireland, england, european-union
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South-East Asia correspondent Liam Cochrane says all the major players have accepted the outcome in Thailand's referendum on a new constitution.
Topics: referendums, constitution, thailand, asia
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Kyoto University's Dr Pavin Chachavalpongpun about the result of Thailand's referendum on a new constitution.
Topics: referendums, constitution, thailand, asia
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| UpdatedThai voters approve a junta-backed constitution in a referendum, preliminary results show, an outcome that paves the way for an election next year but will also require future elected governments to rule on the military's terms.
Topics: world-politics, referendums, government-and-politics, constitution, thailand
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Voting is underway in Thailand in a referendum on a new constitution put forward by the country's military Government.
Topics: referendums, government-and-politics, constitution, thailand, asia
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A moment of mirth came when an election official tried to demonstrate the strength of the ballot boxes by repeatedly throwing them on the ground.
Topics: referendums, government-and-politics, thailand
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A vote in which campaigning is banned, monkeys are destroying polling material, and an unelected Senate could choose a potentially unelected Prime Minister? Welcome to Thailand's referendum on a draft constitution.
Topics: referendums, world-politics, thailand
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Britain's vote to leave the European Union must be binding, the chairman of Britain's ruling Conservative Party says, adding the formal exit process from the bloc would be triggered before the next election.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, referendums, united-kingdom, european-union
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British business activity sinks to its lowest level since April 2009, a survey shows in the first indication of economic contraction since the shock EU exit vote.
Topics: economic-trends, globalisation---economy, world-politics, government-and-politics, referendums, united-kingdom