Sentences with phrase «hold a referendum which»

Given that this was the SNP's message in 2011 and the party went on to hold a referendum which divided - and continues to divide - Scotland, this might not seem entirely convincing.

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A referendum, which would be held a year from now and requires the support of 50 % of registered voters to enact a law, would be unlikely to overturn the HST.

Leaders of both the Conservative and Labour parties, which don't normally agree on much, have ruled out the possibility of holding a «second referendum».

Catalonian lawmakers have officially agreed to hold an independence referendum that could separate the region, which includes Barcelona, from the rest of Spain.

The final referendum was held in 2012, and involved setting the terms under which Facebook could share user data with other organizations.

The option to hold a referendum is described in article 44 of Greece's constitution, which reads as follows:

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.

Given the volatility that markets experienced after Brexit, therefore, investors were only too willing to seek the relative safety of gold, which resulted in holdings of gold - backed ETFs spiking by USD 4.3 billion in the 24 hours following the result of the referendum and represented the biggest one - day rise in four years.

On 23 June 2016 a referendum was held in which a narrow majority of voters in the United Kingdom (nearly 52 %) voted in favour of leaving the European Union, the so - called «Brexit».

Trustee John Mazzorana noted that the referendum in which voters turned down a tax increase to finance a recreation center was held in the spring of 1996, but that voters later that year approved a tax hike to buy Yunker Farm.

The district «s suit is against the Du Page County Board of Elections, which ruled that park districts do not have the authority to hold advisory referendums.

In 2003 residents in the double - taxed area held a non-binding referendum in which 98 percent of those casting votes favored de-annexation.

Years later, after their 2004 unsuccessful referendum, the Library District felt one of the reasons for their defeat was that they didn't hold title to a driveway (owned by the Park District) which cut the Library District's property into two halves.

In this reading, the «real» picture of the referendum race might actually be closer to the picture in the telephone polls in which Remain continue to hold a clear lead.

Scottish nationalists controlling the Scottish executive are planning on holding an independence referendum before 2016, which prime minister David Cameron has pledged to oppose.

As things stand Labour, which campaigned at the election on holding a referendum on AV, is not going to support the bill because of what it sees as gerrymandering.

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.

Held on the eve of the referendum in Crimea, the three participants considered the causes of the Ukrainian revolution and the ways in which the outcome of the Crimean referendum is likely to shape regional and international relations over the coming months and years.

This is also the case for David Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum, which originated in three interrelated developments.

Even on Monday of this week, he was proudly promoting business support for his refusal to hold a referendum on membership of the EU — a tactic which rather backfired when some of those quoted distanced themselves from the ad.

This idea, which revives a parliamentary project thoroughly rejected in a previous referendum, was brought forward by the president of the Senate, who also holds a track record of scandals.

My own research, which I wrote about here, suggests that referendums on European integration are held when electoral pressure is high — when European integration is unpopular and elections are drawing near.

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.

David Cameron lacked judgment in holding the referendum, but also to blame for the result was the lack of Labour leadership in promoting a vigorous campaign to expose the distortions and lies the Tories were using to blame Europe for the policies they had instigated, which had damaged schools, hospitals, social services and housing needs.

Opponents of the plan, and some ministers, such as Benjamin Netanyahu and former minister Natan Sharansky, called on Sharon to hold a national referendum to prove that he had a mandate, which he refused to do.

Utterly unsurprisingly, holding the promised In / Out EU referendum in 2015 was the top «red line» issue for any future Conservative / Liberal Democrat negotiations in our survey which over 800 Conservative Party members answered.

In 2012, 10 English cities, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wakefield, many of which will be getting a metro mayor next year, held referenda on whether they wanted to introduce a directly elected city mayor to replace their current leaders.

He added the issue highlights the need for a recall system, which would give constituents the right to hold a referendum and potentially remove their MP, should they lose confidence in them.

The statement is the first confirmed indication of how the governor planned to vote on the convention referendum, which is held every 20 years.

The government maintains a referendum is not needed on the EU treaty, as it is an amending treaty and not the original constitutional treaty upon which Labour promised to hold a referendum.

Finally, Labour easily held on to the Leicester South in a by - election which took place alongside the local council elections and the referendum.

«One of the key reasons why Biafra should be allowed to hold a referendum is because the principle of self - determination has, since World War 11 become a part of the United Nations Charter, which states in Article 1 (2), that one of the purposes of the UN is «to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self - determination of people.

The People's Pledge campaign group, which argues in favour of a European referendum, has just announced the result of two referendums it held in the Greater Manchester constituencies of Cheadle and Hazel Grove, voting for which closed at 5 pm today.

To quote his very words, which he wrote in the Sun newspaper in September 2007: «Today, I will give this cast - iron guarantee: if I become PM a Conservative government will hold a referendum on any EU treaty that emerges from these negotiations.»

The LibDem - controlled council (which blames central government for the supermarket's go - ahead) has declined to hold a referendum but Mr Goldsmith is hoping to work with the Electoral Reform Society to hold a non-binding ballot that will send a clear message to Sainsbury's that its supermarket isn't wanted.

But not always: which is why, when the legal eagles of the Scotland Office expressed themselves satisfied that the Scottish government couldn't hold any kind of referendum without Westminster's say - so, we waited to hear what Alex Salmond's response was going to be with bated breath.

It is expected to submit its report on the matter after which a referendum will be held in the beneficiary regions.

Mr Pickles will set a threshold for council tax rises every year - expected to be tied to inflation - above which councils will need to hold a referendum.

Kanti Chhabhadiya, constituency secretary for Greenwich and Woolwich, which is held by Labour, said: «I think in Woolwich a lot of people changed their minds about Jeremy after the EU referendum.»

Shadow health minister Lord Hunt backed an amendment in the Lords last night which proposed holding a second referendum on EU membership.

A majority of elected representatives may hold one view on a matter of national importance, and if a referendum demonstrates that a majority of the public hold the opposite view, which manifestation of democratic legitimacy should -LSB-...]

The Scottish government was re-elected last year on a specific manifesto pledge which said this: «The Scottish Parliament should have the right to hold another referendum... if there is a significant and material change in the circumstance that prevailed in 2014, such as Scotland being taken out of the EU against our will.»

Leasing of town land is subject to permissive referendum, which gives the public 30 days to submit a petition demanding the town to hold a public vote on the matter much like a bond issue.

Shortly after the referendum result, Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to hold a second independence referendum, which a poll at the weekend suggests she would now win.

The SNP said in their manifesto that they would hold a referendum towards the end of the parliament which will last five years.

He said the conversation stemmed from a «refresher» on the convention and the referendum, which is held every 20 years.

Supporters are pushing for the amendment as there is a concern it could be voted down amid a broader campaign against a referendum over whether to hold a constitutional convention, which is being opposed by environmental groups.

He has promised a referendum if the treaty is not yet fully ratified by all member states, but is cautious on whether he would hold on if it has already been fully ratified, which is more likely to be the case by the time of the next general election.

However, since the Liberal Democrats had indicated that they would not enter discussions with parties which continued to favour a referendum on independence, no formal talks were held: the SNP became a minority administration and Nicol led his party to the opposition benches.

«It's the Conservative Party which held a referendum and is now delivering on the people's verdict.