Sentences with phrase «call for a referendum for»

Scots, a majority of whom want to stay, have said they will call for a referendum for their own independence (remember the 2014 Scottish referendum?

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Strangely, Labour leader Corbyn called for May to trigger Article 50 the day after the referendum, despite supporting «Remain.»

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Catalonia Sunday to call for unity, voicing their opposition to last week's non-binding and referendum on independence on October 1 that was declared illegal by the Spanish government and constitutional court.

In France, Marine Le Pen of the anti-immigration National Front is calling for a French exit, or «Frexit,» referendum (memorably billing herself «Madame Frexit»).

Greece continues to hog the market spotlight after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unexpectedly called for a July 5 referendum following the collapse of bailout talks in Brussels over the weekend.

Hours after the call for a referendum, reports about long lines for cash machines started appearing on social media.

He says that countries like Italy and the Netherlands could call for their own referenda and undermine the negotiations between Britain and the European Union.

The outspoken former minister, who resigned from his role after the national referendum, despite it returning the result he was calling for, told the ABC the far - right Golden Dawn party could «inherit the mantle of the anti-austerity drive, tragically».

The prime minister called a national referendum for July 5 on the conditions of a loan from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

The party was growing increasingly restless over his inability to come up with the so - called winning conditions for another referendum on sovereignty.

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.»

Italian elections are due to take place during the first half of 2018, and have the potential to deliver another political upset, although recently there have been signs that populist parties — most notably the Five Star Movement, which according to polls enjoys similar levels of support among Italian voters as the ruling Democratic Party — are toning down their calls for a referendum on Italy's membership of the eurozone.

Canadian governments called Timorese independence a «lost cause» for two decades, but then engaged actively in the 1999 independence referendum and in post-conflict reconstruction.

In 2012, Amazon backed a coalition called Washington United for Marriage to help foster support for Referendum 74, which legalized same - sex marriage in Washington state.

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 funds.

Both houses of the Maine State Legislature voted Wednesday to overturn Gov. Paul LePage's (R.) veto of marijuana legalization legislation, putting the state on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for legal recreational weed.

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.

The most recent five - day stretch of gains came despite pundits calling for some selling early last week on worries about the referendum results in Italy last week — and the effect it may have on Italy's struggling banking sector — and the likelihood that the Federal Reserve may well begin to tighten the monetary reins this week.

PARIS (AP)-- The leader of France's far - right National Front set the tone for her campaign for the French presidency Saturday, calling to fight an Islamist «offensive» and promising to hold a nationwide referendum on European Union membership if she is...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)-- Three small opposition parties are calling for a boycott of a government - sponsored referendum seeking support for opposing any future European Union plans to resettle refugees among member countries.

A Conservative British lawmaker called for him to testify in a parliamentary inquiry over Russian meddling in Britain's referendum to leave the European Union.

Bernier called for a national referendum on Senate abolition.

... came up with an idea that led to the foundation of a company called Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm that went on to claim a major role in the Leave campaign for Britain's EU membership referendum, and later became a key figure in digital operations during Donald Trump's election campaign.

VANCOUVER — 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.»

Carole James and the New Democrats have been calling for the HST referendum to be held as soon as possible, in order to bring certainty for B.C. families, businesses, and investors.

His basic strategy is to call for referenda.

One of the most extraordinary aspects of this referendum was the extent to which bodies which had no business recommending a vote one way or the other took sides: the Industrial Development Authority called for a «Yes» vote, as did the Gaelic Athletic Association, as did the representative organisation of the Irish police in the Republic, the Garda Representative Association — a move which drew a sharp rebuke from Baroness Nuala O'Loan, the legal expert who oversaw the changes in Northern Ireland which improved the policing situation there immeasurably.

Orban has called for a referendum on October 2 at which voters are expected to back the government and reject any future quotas.

Recently, New Jersey State Senator David Friedland introduced a bill calling for the establishment of frontons in Jersey City, Camden and Long Branch, even though last year New Jersey voters turned down jai alai in a referendum.

Although a call for a referendum to decide the path of Yunker farm development has become a campaign issue for the April 1 election, trustees said they would not make their approval contingent on a referendum.

Commissioners hope to make clear to voters that despite the wording of the referendum question, which calls for a 15 - cent hike in the corporate fund levy, the board has also promised a 15 - cent cut in the bond fund levy.

In Arlington Heights, some candidates are calling for a second referendum to build an addition to the library; a similar effort failed last year.

AIMS Ireland calls on the government to set a date for a referendum on the 8th amendment without delay.

Glen Ellyn Park District Director Lois Gordon said park district commissioners can not call for a binding referendum until there are firm plans for such a swimming facility.

12:38 - Fiona Bruce, the Tory MP for Congleton, pays tribute to John Baron for his «tremendous stirling work» in calling for a referendum.

Nearly 100 MPs signed a letter written by Tory MP John Baron calling for the PM to commit to a referendum in the next parliament by passing legislation guaranteeing one would take place.

The Liberal Democrats have walked out of the House of Commons after their calls for a referendum on Europe were rejected.

The group said that events in Catalonia and Kurdistan «has pointed the way forward for it because it was clearly demonstrated by both nations that IPOB can call for and conduct its own referendum with or without the cooperation of Nigeria.»

The prime minister's attitude has been to take it on the chin; in last year's Queen's Speech debate, for example, he claimed he was «relaxed» about the amendment calling for an EU referendum law.

David Cameron for THAT honours list, after blundering by calling an EU referendum, fighting an unconvincing campaign and quitting as PM and then as an MP, despite saying he'd stay in the Commons.

The prime minister also faced questions on Europe from opposition backbenchers, including the DUP's Nigel Dodds who repeated calls for a referendum and former business minister Pat McFadden.

Stevens called on the government to recognise the strength of public commitment to the NHS and make good on the EU referendum battle bus commitment of # 350m a week for the service.

Gordon Brown is facing more pressure over the EU treaty, with some of his own MPs now joining calls for a referendum.

Third, it called for a referendum on the constitutional future of Catalonia (which was suspended by the Spanish Constitutional Court).

The Conservatives have introduced their own amendment referendum to the legislation currently going before parliament, calling for a referendum.

At the height of this fantasy, romantics, Biafra and Oodua, were already swooning about some «South» — after IPOB's Nnamdi Kanu's reported threat of no election in the South East, until IPOB secured its Biafra secession referendum; and former Senator Femi Okurounmu's call for a united southern phalanx against the «Hausa - Fulani» he seems to viscerally hate.

Citing Corbyn's call for the triggering of Article 50 soon after the referendum result came in, he argued:

«For the life of me, I still can't understand why David Cameron decided to call the referendum,» one panelist commented.

Embattled UK opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will stand in any new party leadership election amid calls for his resignation in light of the referendum result.

Gordon Brown has once again rejected calls for a referendum on the EU treaty as campaigners descend on parliament.