Referendum
The process of submitting a proposed measure to the general population for a vote on whether or not it should be adopted.
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2 July 2018
Op-ed: Japan: Constitutional revision referendum campaign rules should be clarified
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27 June 2018
Op-ed: Turkey: Erdoğan Victorious in Snap Elections, Claims New Autocratic Powers
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14 June 2018
Polish president proposes questions for referendum on constitution
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13 June 2018
Ireland: Approval given for referendum on removal of blasphemy offence
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13 June 2018
Northern light: Macedonia makes name change deal with Greece
![In this Friday, June 8, 2018 photo, Spain's new government's Ministers pose for the media after their first Cabinet meeting at the Moncloa palace in Madrid (photo credi: AP Photo/Francisco Seco) In this Friday, June 8, 2018 photo, Spain's new government's Ministers pose for the media after their first Cabinet meeting at the Moncloa palace in Madrid (photo credi: AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](/sites/default/files/In%20this%20Friday%2C%20June%208%2C%202018%20file%20photo%2C%20Spain%27s%20new%20government%27s%20Ministers%20pose%20for%20the%20media%20after%20their%20first%20Cabinet%20meeting%20at%20the%20Moncloa%20palace%20in%20Madrid%20%28photo%20credit--%28AP%20Photo_Francisco%20Seco%29.jpg)
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11 June 2018
Spanish minister: Constitution is way to handle Catalonia
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6 June 2018
Irish feminists target 'women in the home' clause in constitution
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4 June 2018
Op-ed: Kenya: Referendum might be inevitable
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4 June 2018
Ivory Coast's Ouattara says he's free to run again in 2020
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1 June 2018
Croatia's far right pushes for vote to curb minority rights
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