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Referendum

The process of submitting a proposed measure to the general population for a vote on whether or not it should be adopted.

Guinea President Alpha Condé (photo credit: European Parliament/flickr)
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20 December 2019
Guinea's president announces constitutional referendum
Federal Palace of Switzerland (photo credit: Simone Ramella/flickr)
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20 December 2019
Switzerland to hold referendum on setting climate goals in constitution
Irish flag (photo credit: pixabay)
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10 December 2019
Ireland will hold referendum on proposal to remove blasphemy law from constitution
President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa (photo credit: GovernmentZA/flickr)
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6 December 2019
Critics argue that Zimbabwe's president cannot run for a third term without a referendum
Scottish Parliament (photo credit: Paula Funnell/flickr)
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28 November 2019
In Scotland, attempt to lower turnout requirement for future referendums fails
President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo (photo credit: International Labour Organization/flickr)
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25 November 2019
Ghana's president calls for further consultations on upcoming referendum
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (photo credit: Hudson Institute/flickr)
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20 November 2019
Amendment to Japan's referendum law unlikely to be passed by the legislature this year
Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile (photo credit: tu Foto con el Presidente/flickr)
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15 November 2019
Chile will hold referendum on new constitution in April 2020
Serbian flag (photo credit: pixabay)
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7 November 2019
Serbia's opposition suspicious of referendum law changes
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (photo credit: Hudson Institute/flickr)
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7 November 2019
Japanese Diet discusses constitutional revision as ruling party seeks to amend referendum law

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