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  • 08/05/2011 | Argentina

    'I asked CFK to seek reelection,' San Juan's Gioja says after referendum victory

    After claiming victory in a constitutional amendment referendum that will allow him to seek a third term in office, San Juan Governor José Luis Gioja asked President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to seek reelection this October, assuring that the people of his province would be standing by her.

  • 18/01/2013 | Argentina

    Malvinas gov't sets referendum date and question

    The Malvinas Islands government announced the date on which a referendum in order to enable islanders to express their view on the political status of the islands will be held.

  • 05/02/2013 | Argentina

    'Malvinas islanders referendum has no legal value,' Timerman

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman indicated this morning that the referendum Malvinas islanders will submit regarding their views of the archipelago political status is “mere advertising without any legal value.”

  • 08/03/2013 | Argentina

    Pérez Esquivel rejects Malvinas Referendum

    Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Adoldfo Pérez Esquivel has addressed a letter to UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron rejecting the referendum that the British administration of Malvinas Islands will hold on March 10-11.

  • 08/03/2013 | Argentina

    'UK wants to distort the controversy with the referendum'

    The Foreign Ministry rejected the referendum that is going to take part at the Malvinas Islands on Sunday and Monday, and affirmed that "the UK is trying to distort the controversy with Argentina instead of solving it."

  • 09/03/2013 | Argentina

    Government, opposition reject Malvinas referendum

    Ruling Victory Front part and opposition lawmakers have coordinated efforts to draw up a rejection move against the Referendum held by the British administration of Malvinas Islands this weekend.

  • 10/03/2013 | Argentina

    Castro calls Malvinas referendum ‘capricious’

    Argentina's Ambassador in London, Alicia Castro, reiterated the country will not recognize the result of the referendum that began today in the Malvinas Islands.

  • 10/03/2013 | Argentina

    'Referendum is English empire's way to justify land usurpation,' Domínguez

    The head of the Lower House, Julián Domínguez, assured that the referendum being carried in the Malvinas Islands is “another move by the English empire to continue justifying the illegal usurpation of land.”

  • 04/03/2013 | Argentina

    Castro dismisses Malvinas Islands' vote

    A referendum on the fate of the Malvinas Islands is a publicity stunt with no legal status, Argentina's ambassador to Britain said, warning that oil exploitation around the territory was impossible without better regional ties.

  • 11/03/2013 | Argentina

    ‘For a referendum that is illegal, Argentina appears to be paying it a lot of attention,’ Malvinas gov’t

    By Adrian Bono - As the second day of the referendum takes place, Malvinas Legislative Assembly member Dick Sawle has an exclusive conversation with the Buenos Aires Herald.com in which he discusses the 1982 war, the present of the islands and what he hopes today’s plebiscite will accomplish.

  • 12/03/2013 | Argentina

    'There's no much clearer expression of people's self determination than this,' Islands Governor

    After Malvinas Islanders voted almost unanimously to remain under British rule, the Islands British Governor, Nigel Haywood, said “This was a pretty massive demonstration of the way the Falkland [Malvinas] islanders feel and the way they see their future."

  • 12/03/2013 | Argentina

    Argentina's Ambassador to London dismisses referendum

    Argentina's ambassador to London Alicia Castro dismissed the referendum held by Malvinas Islanders saying it is “a ploy that has no legal value”, and insisted that sovereignty claims are "over the territory and not the Islanders.

  • 13/03/2013 | Argentina

    Congress rejects Malvinas' referendum

    In the first ordinary session of the year, the Congress passed a rejection statement against the referendum that the British administration of Malvinas Islands carried out on March 10-11.

  • 23/03/2013 | Argentina

    Malvinas: Argentina to renew negotiations claims at the UN

    With the support of top regional officials, Argentina will renew its long-standing demand that the UK sits at the negotiating table to discuss the Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty dispute at the United Nations this week.

  • 17/04/2013 | World

    Malvinas' islanders say 'no captives' of the UK

    As part of the British self-determination pledge to justify the occupation of Malvinas Islands, inhabitants of the disputed territories have stated that they are not London’s “captives” and defended the results of the referendum they held in March to ratify their decision to remain an overseas territory of the UK.

  • 13/05/2013 | World

    UK Conservatives to publish draft bill on EU vote

    British Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservatives will publish a draft bill to prepare for a referendum by the end of 2017 on Britain's European Union membership, his spokesman said.

  • 14/05/2013 | World

    Cameron to publish EU vote bill in bid to defuse party revolt

    Britain's ruling Conservatives will unveil a draft bill that could make Prime Minister David Cameron's promise of a referendum on Britain's European Union membership legally binding.

  • 16/03/2013 | World

    Zimbabwe votes on curbs to president's power

    Zimbabweans have voted in a referendum expected to endorse a new constitution that would trim presidential powers and pave the way for an election to decide whether Robert Mugabe extends his three-decade rule.

  • 10/03/2013 | World

    Cameron: ‘We won’t be intimidated by Argentina’

    British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that Britain “will protect” the people of the Malvinas Islands from the “intimidation and threats” of Argentina, which claims sovereignty of the South Atlantic archipelago.

  • 12/03/2013 | World

    'Argentina should take careful note of this result,' Cameron

    UK Primer Minister David Cameron called on Argentina to respect the wishes of Malvinas Islanders, who have overwhelmingly voted to stay British.

  • 11/03/2013 | World

    Referendum: Islanders choose to remain UK overseas territory

    Residents of the Malvinas Islands voted "yes" in the sovereignty referendum to remain UK overseas territory, by 98.8 percent in favour.

  • 11/03/2013 | World

    What’s the deal with Obama and the Malvinas? US conservatives ask

    A video produced by US think tank "Heritage Foundation" addressed to US President Barack Obama intends to change the White House’s decision of not recognising the outcome of the Malvinas referendum.

  • 25/02/2013 | World

    US won't recognise Malvinas islanders referendum

    US State Secretary John Kerry completed his first visit to the UK, where the official met his counterpart Foreign Secretary William Hague and told him that Washington will not recognize the result of next month's islanders referendum.

  • 22/01/2013 | World

    Cameron to promise Britons straight choice on EU exit

    Prime Minister David Cameron will promise today to give Britons a straight referendum choice on whether to stay in the European Union or leave, provided he wins an election in 2015.

  • 13/06/2011 | World

    Berlusconi suffers stinging referendum defeat

    Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi suffered a humiliating defeat as Italians turned out in large numbers to vote in referendums which he had encouraged them to boycott.

  • 08/07/2011 | World

    South Sudanese dance to celebrate independence

    Thousands of South Sudanese danced in the streets to mark their long-awaited independence, a hard-won separation from the north that also plunged the fractured region into a new period of uncertainty.

  • 01/11/2011 | World

    Greece risks meltdown after bailout vote bombshell

    The Greek government faced possible collapse as ruling party lawmakers demanded Prime Minister George Papandreou resign for throwing the nation's euro membership into jeopardy with a shock call for a referendum.

  • 04/11/2011 | World

    Minister announces Greece has dropped referendum plan

    Greece has dropped its plans to hold a controversial referendum on the country's euro zone membership, which had threatened to plunge the bloc into a crisis, the country's finance ministry said today.

  • 14/03/2012 | World

    Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood

    US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told Puerto Ricans they would have to make English their primary language if they want to pursue US statehood, a statement at odds with the US Constitution.

  • 12/06/2012 | World

    Malvinas islanders to submit referendum as 'message to Argentina'

    The Malvinas Islands Legislative Assembly has announced the islanders are to hold next year a referendum on their "political status", thus hoping to bring an end to the continuing dispute with Argentina.

  • 12/06/2012 | World

    'We'll respect the islanders' right; Argentina just wants to shout down their will,' Cameron

    United Kingdom’s Prime Minister David Cameron assured today that the UK will “respect and defend” the result of the political status referendum that Malvinas islanders will hold next year in order to decide their future among Argentina’s claims on sovereignty over the South Atlantic archipelago.

  • 12/06/2012 | World

    Future of Malvinas 'can only be determined by the islanders,' UK's Hague

    UK's Foreign Secretary William Hague came on stage to back the Malvinas Islands Government’s announcement that it will hold a referendum on its political status

  • 14/02/2011 | World

    Egypt's military eyes constitutional referendum

    Egypt's new military rulers have signaled their intent to share power with civilians and amend the constitution rapidly by popular referendum, opposition activists and a British minister said.

  • 06/05/2011 | World

    Britons punish Lib Dems for coalition role

    British voters punished the Liberal Democrats for their role in a deficit-cutting government, rejecting the party's efforts to reform the electoral system and deserting it in local elections.

  • 01/09/2012 | World

    Malvinas islands' Executive Council approves March 2013 referendum

    The Malvinas Islands Executive council officially approved a referendum that will be held in March 2013 in which islanders will vote on their political status, as Argentina continues to claim sovereignty of the South Atlantic archipelago, 30 years after the war.

  • 09/10/2012 | World

    Spain votes to stop Catalonia independence referendum

    Spain's parliament voted to block the northern region of Catalonia from holding a referendum on independence, the latest step in a growing political battle between Barcelona and Madrid in the midst of a deepening economic downturn.

  • 10/12/2012 | World

    Egypt army given temporary power to arrest civilians

    Egypt's president has given the army temporary power to arrest civilians during a constitutional referendum he is determined to push through despite protests accusing him of a power grab.

  • 22/12/2012 | World

    Egypt's constitution seen passing in referendum

    Egyptians voted on a constitution drafted by Islamists in a second round of balloting expected to approve a charter that opponents say will create deeper turmoil in the Arab world's most populous nation.

  • 23/12/2012 | World

    Egyptians back new constitution in referendum

    An Islamist-backed Egyptian constitution won approval in a referendum, rival camps said, after a vote the opposition said would sow deep social divisions in the Arab world's most populous nation.

  • 08/05/2011 | Latin America

    Ecuador's Correa plans court revamp after vote boost

    President Rafael Correa vowed a shake-up of Ecuador's courts after a referendum strengthened his grip on the South American OPEC member nation while heightening foes' fears of autocratic rule.

  • 22/04/2011 | Latin America

    Poll gives Ecuador's Correa wide lead on referendum

    Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is likely to achieve a sweeping victory in a referendum next month that calls for an overhaul of the justice system, a poll by Ecuadorean pollster Cedatos showed.

  • 08/03/2013 | Latin America

    Islanders: Malvinas Referendum to send 'strong message' to Argentina

    As the referendum allowing British inhabitants of the Malvinas Islands to reaffirm their political status approaches, a member of the Legislative Assembly of the South Atlantic territories, Jan Cheek, considered that the UK’s move will send a “strong message” to Argentina.

  • 24/07/2012 | Sports

    Romania opposition calls for referendum boycott

    Romania's opposition asked its supporters not to vote in Sunday's referendum on impeaching President Traian Basescu, in an effort to keep turnout below 50 percent and invalidate the result.

  • 10/03/2013 | Argentina

    Malvinas: first day of sovereignty referendum concludes

    Residents of the Malvinas Islands voted in the first of a two-day sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory.


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