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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.

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana (photo credit: GovernmentZA/flickr)
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22 October 2019
Ghana's electoral commission sets date for referendum on constitutional amendment
Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (photo credit: Chatham House/flickr)
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17 October 2019
Guineans protest against proposed referendum allowing president to seek third term
Dublin, Ireland (photo credit: CN/flickr)
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11 October 2019
Ireland unlikely to hold referendum on extending voting rights to citizens outside the state this year
Ethiopian flag (photo credit: pixabay)
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2 September 2019
Ethiopia sets date for referendum on Sidama statehood
Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (photo credit: Michael Lusk/flickr)
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27 August 2019
Constitutional convention proposed in Northern Mariana Islands
Nairobi, Kenya (photo credit: Ninara/flickr)
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29 July 2019
In Kenya, party's referendum push gains momentum
photo credit: pixabay
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18 July 2019
Campaign in disputed region demands that referendum be held under Iraqi Constitution
Murang'a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria (photo credit: COG Vice Chairman/Twitter)
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21 June 2019
In Kenya, push for referendum to pass constitutional amendments changing to a parliamentary system of government
Minister for the Diaspora and International Development Ciarán Cannon (photo credit: SBS News)
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20 June 2019
In Ireland, October referendum set to determine whether to amend constitution allowing diaspora to vote in presidential elections
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (photo credit: Reuters/Gustavo Graf)
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19 June 2019
Mexican President Obrador proposes constitutional amendment for a recall referendum on his presidency in 2021

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