Sentences with phrase «holding a referendum on»

The failure of far - right populist Gert Wilders to win the recent Dutch election was a boost for the EU but a threat awaits in the prospect of French President Marine le Pen, a far - right anti-immigration candidate who has promised to hold a referendum on France's EU membership if elected, the same promise Cameron made.

The leader of the Front National has pledged to hold a referendum on leaving the European Union and the single currency within six months of becoming president.

«Fifty - four percent favor holding a referendum on EU membership.

Lagarde, meanwhile, is regarded as a consensus - builder who can contend with the increasing dissatisfaction among EU member states — in three years Britain plans to hold a referendum on its membership — and bring positive change to the organization.

Italy is likely to hold a referendum on electoral reform in late November.

The second largest party in the Italian parliament, the Five Start Movement, openly advocates for holding a referendum on whether Italy should stay in the currency union.

Last year, the governing coalition broke its campaign promise to hold a referendum on Iceland joining the European Union, prompting thousands of Icelanders to protest and sign petitions demanding a parliamentary vote.

Investors are concerned about the strong showing in the French presidential race of far - right candidate Marine Le Pen, who has promised to take France out of the euro zone and to hold a referendum on European Union membership.

Aside from oil pipelines, the NDP - Green agreement commits to holding a referendum on proportional representation in fall 2018 (though it is not clear what form of proportional representation will be proposed) and reforming BC's wild - west election finance laws (banning corporate and union donations, placing limits on individual donations, and limiting party loans to banks and financial institutions).

His idea is that each party would hold a referendum on whether to approve the union before a new party was formed.

Given that Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's ruling Liberal - National Coalition has consistently stated it wants to hold a referendum on the issue rather than pass it in parliament, it's unlikely a change in marriage law will now happen for the foreseeable future.

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

Wine in supermarkets bill advancing in House The House committee that killed last year's version of a bill to allow wine sales in Tennessee grocery stores on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of giving cities the ability to hold referendums on the proposal...

In early June, the board voted 4 - 1 to hold a referendum on a proposal to restructure the district's corporate fund to spend $ 11 million on the construction of a new recreation center, a senior center, an aquatic center and ongoing park development.

After a telephone survey showed little support for the project, Glencoe Park Board members recently canceled plans to hold a referendum on a proposed $ 16 million community center.

The result was particularly damaging for the prime minister given he had already tried to win back Ukip voters with a pledge to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.

If elected, the SNP plans to hold a referendum on independence in 2010, at a cost of # 7 million.

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.

Not only is he seen as untrustworthy on Europe, for example by reneging on his promise to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, his whole modernisation strategy since taking over the party leadership in 2005 has been seen by some as an essential betrayal of the party's core, conservative values.

Clegg also revealed that he made an offer to hold a referendum on Lords reform at the time of the next general election but the offer was not accepted.

The last parliament agreed to hold referendums on any treaty changes that transfers power from Westminster.

The government had pledged to hold a referendum on whether to adopt the EU constitution, something it claims is not necessary for the reform treaty.

Farage claimed the Freedom Party would hold a referendum on whether to stay in the EU if it won.

EU leaders were heavily criticised for being undemocratic when only Ireland held a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, and almost certainly will face similar criticism if they avoid a referendum on a new treaty.

The UK will not hold a referendum on the European Union constitution, the prime minister has confirmed.

It is only the UK that is holding a referendum on leaving the EU.

As is well known, but frequently misunderstood, Manchester City Council (not Greater Manchester) held a referendum on an elected Mayor in 2012 and rejected it.

Britain is the only country to hold a referendum on withdrawal from the EU.

In an earlier post I considered whether any EU member - states would hold a referendum on the new treaty.

Past experience suggests that holding referendums on any aspect of the EU (i.e. the adoption of the Euro) diminishes the pressure to hold a treaty ratification vote.

Helle Thorning - Schmidt, the Danish Prime Minister, has already announced Denmark will hold a referendum on the EU, but only on Danish EU opt - outs, not on a new treaty.

Ireland has held referendums on all European integration treaties from the Single European Act (SEA) onwards.

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.

My government will hold a referendum on membership of the European Union.

However, the fact that Denmark has not held a referendum on two treaties — Nice and Lisbon — suggests that referendums are not simply about legal obligation.

By holding a referendum on the EU they hope to take the EU off the electoral agenda and avoid defections from eurosceptic voters.

The government has since then committed to holding a referendum on both those recommendations; this is expected to take place in 2015.

Spain is the only country to have held a referendum on withdrawal from NATO.

However, this policy of holding a referendum on AV appears to be designed to fail, as I pointed out in my blog four months ago when Gordon Brown first suggested it.

No country has yet announced they will hold a referendum on any new treaty.

I wouldn't want to jeopardise the, albeit slim, chance that the government will see sense and hold a referendum on voting reform on general election day.

The really fatal mistake they made was to hold a referendum on a single issue.

Christine Grahame has said she believes that party policy is to hold a referendum on the matter, [267] due to a 1997 SNP conference resolution.

Rolling coverage as the Tory leader outlines his revised Europe policy after dropping his pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty

The Conservative campaign to hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty is now over, David Cameron declared today.

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.

Conservative - run Richmond Council is holding a referendum on the expansion of Heathrow Airport.

Conservatives accused Labour of inconsistency in being unwilling to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, and in their manifesto promised a referendum lock on any future transfers of competencies, so that politicians would not be able to waver for short - term, political purposes.

Both sides appear to be committed to resolving their differences rather than going ahead with a constitutional clash in the courts over the Scottish government's power to hold a referendum on its own terms.

My Government will hold a referendum on membership of the European Union.