Sentences with phrase «vote referendum in»

In this, the EU referendum is similar to the UK's Alternative Vote referendum in 2011, in which voters were asked if they wanted to replace the first past the post voting system with the «alternative vote».

In his speech to the Lib Dem conference on Tuesday, Huhne, who fell out with Conservative cabinet colleagues over their tactics during the Alternative Vote referendum in May, will warn David Cameron to keep the Tory right under control, saying: «We don't need the Tea Party tendency in Britain.»

Not exact matches

The Italian referendum has been hogging the headlines, but there is another crucial vote in Europe this weekend: in Austria.

According to Catalonian authorities, 90 percent of people voted in favor of independence on Sunday, but the national government said the referendum was illegal.

Forecasts from groups such as the IMF and OECD in the run - up to the 2016 referendum were dismissed by pro-Brexiteers as «Project Fear» — intentionally over the top forecasts designed the scare the public into voting to remain in the EU.

While Carney said he was not making any recommendation about how to vote in the June 23 referendum, he gave a positive assessment of reform promises that Cameron extracted E.U. leaders ahead of the referendum.

Mike Garland, executive director of corporate governance for New York City Comptroller John Liu's office, which has a $ 550 million investment in JPMorgan Chase, said «it was a disservice to shareholders that the vote became a referendum on Jamie Dimon.

On June 30, the last day the old provincial sales tax remained in effect, a coalition fronted by former Social Credit premier Bill Vander Zalm presented a petition of 557,383 valid signatures to the province's chief electoral officer, which forces a bill abolishing the HST to be either voted on in the legislature or put to a referendum.

Voters in Scotland voted to remain in the EU in the June 2016 Brexit referendum.

Ahead of the referendum, analysts across Wall Street circulated research on what they thought would happen in the event of either a «Remain» or «Leave» vote.

The odds of Britain voting to leave the European Union in a June referendum narrowed on Tuesday as attacks in Brussels were seen boosting the Out campaign.

Leader of the UKIP and Vote Leave campaign Nigel Farage arrives to speak to the assembled media at College Green, Westminster following the results of the EU referendum on June 24, 2016 in London.

«The fact that we have seen over # 1 billion worth of venture capital investment into London fintech companies since the EU referendum vote offers further proof that global investors still believe London will remain a leading fintech hub for many years to come,» Rajesh Agrawal, London's deputy mayor for business, said in a statement Thursday.

It is among at least 4,000 signatories of the National Agreement on the Right to Decide and the Referendum Agreement, a group comprising of political parties and civil society organisations in favour of the independence vote.

Leaders of the campaign stress that this wouldn't be «a second referendum,» or, in other words, a mere repeat of the June 2016 vote.

The country voted against joining the euro zone in a referendum in 2000 and last December opted to retain its exemption from EU rules on issues like asylum and border control.

The failure of coalition talks is unprecedented in Germany's post-war history, and was likened by newsmagazine Der Spiegel to the shock election of U.S. President Donald Trump or Britain's referendum vote to leave the EU - moments when countries cast aside reputations for stability built up over decades.

Angel Gurria, the secretary - general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), warned on Wednesday of the risk of other EU countries following the U.K.'s lead in holding a referendum and voting to leave.

If you need divine guidance on which way to vote in the forthcoming U.K. referendum on European Union (EU) membership, the Church of England has released a prayer to help that could help you decide.

More broadly, concerns about trade and its impact on workers figured large in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and in Britain's referendum vote to leave the European Union, a free - trade bloc.

Many have criticised Corbyn for running a half - hearted campaign for Britain to stay in the EU leading up to Thursday's referendum, in which the UK shocked the world by voting to leave.

«There are a number of material uncertainties arising from the Scottish referendum vote which could have a bearing on the bank's credit ratings and the fiscal, monetary, legal and regulatory landscape to which it is subject,» RBS said in a statement.

GLASGOW, Scotland — The British political establishment descended on Scotland Wednesday to plead for a united United Kingdom, after polls suggested the once - fanciful notion of Scots voting to break from Britain has become a real possibility in next week's referendum.

In the run - up to the referendum, chief executive Jamie Dimon warned that up to 4,000 UK jobs out of 16,000 could be lost as a result of a Brexit vote.

Joseph Biden was the first top American leader to make a statement, saying the U.S. wished Britain had voted to stay in the European Union but respected the result of the Brexit referendum.

Alas, the 86 - year - old wasn't able to work his magic for a third time — it was voted down in a referendum.

Last week, its value against the U.S. dollar dropped to its lowest level since Britons first voted in a June referendum to exit the European Union.

Scotland votes «no» on independence: On Sept. 18, 2014, Scottish voters will answer a referendum question more than 300 years in the making: «Should Scotland become an independent country?»

«I jumped more than I was pushed,» said Mr Varoufakis, describing his resignation in the immediate aftermath of the «no» vote in the July 6 referendum on bailout terms similar to those accepted on Monday.

There is also a possible 75 % tax imposed on «extraordinary gains», but this may be struck down by referendum vote in early 2018.

Victory for the «Yes» vote in Metro Vancouver's upcoming transportation referendum will benefit people from all walks of life, according to the broad - based Better Transit and Transportation Coalition, which calls the referendum «one of the most important decisions facing our region for the next generation.»

Facebook announced that it would only consider the referendum binding in the (extremely unlikely) case that 30 percent of its global users voted.

Tsipras is campaigning for a no vote in the referendum on Sunday, which is officially on whether to accept a tough earlier bailout offer, to impress on EU negotiators that spiralling poverty and a collapse in everyday business activity across Greece has meant further austerity should be ruled out of any new rescue package.

We were asked by CNBC to highlight how investors can protect their portfolio against a potential «leave» vote in the UK referendum.

The referendum results showed a majority of those voting in favour of leaving the European Union, although the next steps remain highly uncertain.

The documents were presumably provided by Wylie (pictured below), who has also handed email and other documentary evidence to the DCMS committee investigating online disinformation in political campaigning, as well as to the UK's data watchdog and Electoral Commission — both of which are also probing digital political campaigning issues (including around the UK's 2016 Brexit referendum vote, which Wylie alleges CA also worked on).

Facebook has said it will conduct a wider investigation into whether there was Russian meddling on its platform relating to the 2016 Brexit referendum vote in the UK.

[53] Recent examples illustrate how advertising tools on social media have been exploited to spread disinformation during the 2016 U.S. presidential elections and the Brexit referendum: «Russian Twitter Trolls Meddled in the Brexit Vote.

There was the shock Brexit vote in the UK, Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential election, a failed Italian referendum and many more factors that provided countless opportunities for forex traders to profit.

Kurdistan voted for independence in a highly - anticipated referendum on Monday, a move that has led to a spike in tensions with Baghdad and its neighbors.

It appears the UK has voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, causing both celebrations and a crash in the pound's value to its lowest point in 31 years.

Either it means that other members of his party — the finance minister, who is against the referendum — will come in and not hold a referendum at all, and try to keep Greece on the austerity plan, or there will be a fall in the government, a no - confidence vote, and people will presumably vote for the Conservative Party, which is very much like the Republican Party in the United States.

In a polarising referendum called by the radical leftist government of Alexis Tsipras at only eight days notice, Greeks voted by more than 60 % to 40 % in support of the prime minister, spurning the extra austerity demanded mainly by Germany and the International Monetary Fund in return for an extension of bailout fundIn a polarising referendum called by the radical leftist government of Alexis Tsipras at only eight days notice, Greeks voted by more than 60 % to 40 % in support of the prime minister, spurning the extra austerity demanded mainly by Germany and the International Monetary Fund in return for an extension of bailout fundin support of the prime minister, spurning the extra austerity demanded mainly by Germany and the International Monetary Fund in return for an extension of bailout fundin return for an extension of bailout funds.

The pointlessness of positioning a portfolio for a particular news event couldn't be clearer than it is in the strong stock market performance following the June 23 referendum vote in Britain to leave the European Union.

LONDON — Two of the biggest investors in Scotland on Wednesday warned of the consequences of a «Yes» vote for independence there amid opinion polls showing next week's referendum has become too close to call.

A second whistleblower from the firm also emerged at a parliamentary hearing in April claiming Britons» personal data may have been misused by a pro-Brexit campaign ahead of the 2016 referendum in which Britain voted to leave the European Union.

In a televised address after the referendum, Tsipras insisted the vote did not mean a break with Europe.

An opinion poll on Sunday showed 47 per cent of likely voters saying they will back the treaty, 35 per cent saying they will vote No, and 18 per cent as undecided how to vote in the May 31 referendum.

According to Chinese international property portal Juwai.com, the post-Brexit referendum boom in Chinese property buying inquiries still persists, even 18 months after the vote on June 23, 2016.

A number of near - term risks clearly exist for European markets, not least the potential for the United Kingdom to vote to leave the EU in June — particularly if data coming out of Europe deteriorates in the run - up to the referendum or if there is an escalation in the refugee crisis.