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«Government by representation is the rule; government by referendum is the exception.»

I am as leery of government by referendum as I am of government by judicial edict, though what's interesting here is that the radical pro-lifers may have doomed their own movement by failing so spectacularly in an extremely conservative, Christian - dominated state.

«Democracy isn't necessarily government by referenda; it's not necessarily simply adopting the will of the people.

Not exact matches

Last October, Catalonia's leaders defied the Spanish government by holding an independence referendum; 90 % of Catalans voted sí (although only 42 % of registered voters went to the polls).

Rajoy has been criticized by the way his government has dealt with the referendum, by ordering the removal of campaign materials, ballot boxes and the use of police.

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.

The move is believed to be part of joint drills planned by the Iranian and the Iraqi government armed forces in retaliation for an independence referendum held a week ago by Iraq's Kurds.

Most of the region voiced support for the July 16 referendum convened by the opposition against the assembly, and the EU and the US have suggested they could level sanctions on the Maduro government should the July 30 vote go ahead.

Even if she changes her mind, by law her government would have to take it to a referendum.

Financial Times Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, Iceland's president, has created uproar with his decision to block legislation that would have repaid $ 3.9 bn ($ 5.6 bn) lost by British and Dutch savers in a failed Icelandic bank, triggering a referendum that the government is expected to lose.

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.

But, in a process tainted by allegations of fraud and corruption, the government threw out more than half of the signatures, leaving Yasunídos short of the referendum threshold.

In this steady but unglamorous growth environment, two politically - driven events dominated the quarter in the UK: the decision by the Conservative government to call a referendum on 23 June to determine whether the UK will remain in the European Union (EU) or leave, and the Budget on 16 March.

The Irish Government has formally backed proposals to hold a referendum on the state's constitutional amendment on abortion by the end of May.

The regional government says 90 % voted for independence in the «illegal» referendum which was violently repressed by police.

It thus fell to the Scottish government to place a referendum bill before the Scottish parliament, which the agreement stipulated ought to «meet the highest standards of fairness, transparency and propriety, informed by consultation and independent expert advice».

Although, there is the intriguing possibility that by refusing to sign the UK up to the new Treaty and forcing it to officially exist outside EU institutions, David Cameron scuppered the Irish government's plan to avoid a referendum, political expediency seems a more likely explanation.

For example, it proposes an automatic referendum trigger to approve increases in council tax beyond the ceiling set by government, and seeks to make the setting of senior pay in local authorities more transparent.

If the people are asked by the government to express their opinion on a single issue in a referendum, they are entitled to expect a reasonable amount of truthful information not only about the issue, but also about the consequences of their decision.

This follows legislation by the SNP government in Scotland to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence.

By way of establishing some context, it's worth noting that this isn't just a squabble over which government has the authority to hold a referendum in Catalonia.

The biggest rebellion suffered by the coalition government so far against the whip was 82 (81 Tory, one Liberal Democrat) in October 2011's EU referendum vote

Hague's proposal is the first major request from the British government ahead of its renegotiation, which David Cameron has pledged will culminate in an in - or - out referendum by the end of 2017 if the Conservatives win the next general election.

It will be a choice between strong and stable leadership in the national interest, with me as your Prime Minister, or weak and unstable coalition government led by Jeremy Corbyn, propped up by the Liberal Democrats, who want to re-open the divisions of the referendum, and Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP.

Oh - and I'd like them to have a Government which doesn't break Manifesto commitments because they might lose the Referendum they promised and which isn't led by a man who blatently and repeatedly lies to the media and the electorate.

There is no doubt that, as Tim Farron recently pointed out, no one in their right mind would have interpreted a 52 per cent to 48 per cent win by the remain camp as licence for the government of the day to force through a «hard / clean remain» by joining the Euro or Schengen without another referendum.

More than two million Catalans voted on October 1st in a referendum on self - determination previously declared illegal by the Spanish constitutional court and violently repressed by the Spanish government led by Mariano Rajoy.

Several months ago we had a referendum asking Greek citizens to pass a judgment on a deal negotiated by their government with European creditors.

David Cameron could be hit by his first political resignation over Monday's EU referendum vote, as dozens of Tory MPs prepare to defy the government.

Several months ago we had a referendum asking Greek citizens to support a deal negotiated by their government with European creditors.

My own research, which I've discussed on this blog previously, shows that strategic considerations by governments, designed to maximise electoral success, are a better predictor of when referendums will be held.

The Lib Dems are already tainted by association with the Tories, while the SNP government must define its mission beyond independence if it is to avoid becoming surplus to requirements after the referendum.

The promise of an In / Out referendum under a Conservative Government late in the next Parliament will draw much of the poison that has plagued the party over the EU issue since Margaret Thatcher's Bruges speech - by making it clear to those MPs and party members opposed to EU membership that in such circumstances they will have an opportunity to campaign for a No vote.

But then he needs to appreciate that some of the issues on which the 2010 — 15 Tory rebels defied the whip were rooted in 2010 manifesto pledges, a document that included the words, «We will ensure that by law no future government can hand over areas of power to the EU or join the Euro without a referendum of the British people.»

Divisions within the government were emphasised by Miliband, however, who pointed out that education secretary Michael Gove has suggested he would vote for a withdrawal from the EU if a referendum took place tomorrow.

Eight polls have so far been conducted since the Scottish Government accepted in January that the question on the referendum ballot paper should read, «Should Scotland be an independent country», as recommended by the Electoral Commission.

Tony Blair's manifesto commitment to a referendum on electoral reform gives him an option for hanging onto government office, in coalition with the Liberal Democrats, by introducing PR when Gordon Brown and Frank Field's policies produce the inevitable dénouement with the electorate.

Cuomo's plan for controlling property taxes would require county governments to work with municipalities to develop shared services and consolidation plans, which would then be approved by voters in a referendum this November.

What I don't understand is how Labour are going to win back the votes of people who voted leave, by campaigning for a second referendum, and if we don't convince them to vote Labour we will not form a government in 2020.

Labour's leader - in - waiting, Alan Johnson, yesterday restated his proposal for an election day referendum on the alternative vote plus system — the one recommended a decade ago by a commission headed by Roy Jenkins, but then shelved by the Blair government.

The report suggests that an independent Electoral Commission be established to oversee the referendum - promised by the government - on whether to reform the voting system.

Despite the current government's efforts to circumvent its role in relation to the current referendum, the Electoral Commission has both reasserted itself and been backed by parliament as the key arbiter — most obviously in the matter of the phrasing of the question.

In the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum voters chose to remain in the UK by 55 % to 45 %, but only after the PM David Cameron had promised new powers for Scotland's government.

He is cited successfully arguing for a change in the EU referendum question originally selected by the UK government which the Electoral Commission accepted.

«Miliband says he would not want a Labour government to be deflected from its economic agenda by pursuing an in - out referendum in 2017, but Britain's economic interests are intricately bound up in the debate surrounding EU reform.

William Hague said last night in Tadcaster, N Yorkshire that when asked what he wanted by the permanent secretaries recently he replied that if a Conservative Government was elected on a Thursday, he would require the mechanisms for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty to be in place by Saturday morning.

At the next election, they can elect a Tory government that will renegotiate Britain's position in Europe and give people a guaranteed in - out referendum by the end of 2017.

In this referendum, the Irish people can confirm our commitment to responsible budgeting and, in doing so, ensure that the reckless economic mismanagement that drove our country to the brink of bankruptcy will not be repeated by any future government.