Sentences with phrase «referendum taking»

With the referendum taking place next Thursday, both sides will be campaigning hard during the final week.

Much has been made by the SNP of a second referendum taking place when it is the «will of the Scottish people».

CNN referred to the referendum taking place 700 years after «William Wallace died for Scottish independence»; while the Washington Post said the vote «sets up the possibility that Washington's closest strategic ally could be torn asunder».

It is past time that referendum takes place.»

Depending on whether this first referendum takes place, and the international reaction towards it, there could be a second referendum — on RS independence — which Mr Dodik has been repeatedly announcing (most recently for 2018).

Despite prohibition and violence, which affected participation and the accurate counting of the votes, the referendum took place thanks mostly to the organisation, efforts, and inventiveness of different sectors of the Catalan civil society.

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.

My particular concern is not with whether Vote Leave had a reason to overspend but with whether the referendum took place as our Parliament mandated.

The first big UK council elections since the EU referendum take place on May 4.

But help was at hand from the Liberal Democrats, who agreed to enter into a coalition on condition that a referendum take place on electoral reform.

11:48 - I've just put up the full 25 - minute interview with Lidington, which contains a particularly good section around 14:30 when he utterly fails to say whether he would vote to leave the EU if a referendum took place tomorrow.

The referendum takes place on 23 June, when voters in the UK will be asked whether they want the country to stay in or leave the European Union.

It should be noted that the referendum took place 25 years before the passing of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 by the then Labour Government of Tony Blair, which introduced into British law a general procedure for the holding of UK - wide referendums and effectively created the Electoral Commission, a body that would oversee such votes and also test and research proposed referendum questions.

The referendum took place on Thursday 5 May 2011, resulting in a 67.9 % «No» vote, in favour of keeping the existing «first - past - the - post»; versus 32.1 % «Yes» in favour of Moving to AV.

The Scottish independence referendum takes place on 18 September.

When the EU Referendum took place last year, it was great to hear staff discussing different political views and taking an interest in topical events.

Not exact matches

True to his word, Cameron started his second term and announced a referendum would take place on June 23, 2016.

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.

Polls taken before the referendum were something of a mixed bag, indicating a close race, but but with an edge for the Remain side.

The Spanish team joined a country - wide strike on Tuesday to protest against «the serious events which took place during the day of the Catalan referendum on independence.»

And the evangelist's ministry took out full - page ads in newspapers support a ballot referendum that would ban same - sex marriage.

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

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.

«The President of the Republic shall by decree proclaim a referendum on crucial national matters following a resolution voted by an absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament, taken upon proposal of the Cabinet.»

Collins asked what would happen if an organization or an individual had used a Facebook ad account to target dark ads during the referendum and then taken down the page as soon as the campaign was over.

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.

The British referendum has encouraged a balanced, intercontinental discussion on the direction Brussels must take now that the corruption and depth of discontent have been exposed for the world to see.

And following the historic referendum, EU bureaucrats seem to be taking the gripes seriously, which we can count as a win not just for the U.K. but other member states as well.

It is fair to say that Beijing was first taken aback by the 2016 referendum's result.

A poll of British Columbians taken around the time of the 2011 referendum revealed that most respondents believed the HST to be a growth - enhancing tax structure, but they didn't think the benefits of that growth would accrue to them.

«The Mayors» Council plan not only quickly improves transit service with 25 % more buses, it will give those driving to work or school the option to leave the car at home and take transit, which is better for our environment,» McGarrigle said, adding that the BC Federation of Labour, representing over 500,000 unionized workers across the province, unanimously supported a resolution Unifor Local 111 introduced to endorse a Yes in the referendum.

«I take note of the outcome of the Greek referendum.

Papandreou has announced the referendum will take place in early December, but it now looks like his government is in danger of collapsing before then.

In June 2016, more than 30 million people in the U.K. took part in a referendum.

He also takes a look at the implications of the political situation in the United Kingdom where the government is facing calls to hold a second Scottish referendum as it prepares to fire the starting pistol on the process of leaving the European Union.

-- Geopolitical risk seems to be the over-arching theme this week; with market uncertainty (as we can see in stock weakness) over the UK referendum looming, neither the BOJ nor the Fed wished to take too hawkish a tone.

Spanish government moves to squelch Catalan vote Spanish authorities are moving to prevent an independence referendum from taking place in the Catalonia region on Sunday, 1 October.

If the Supreme Court was to uphold the High Court decision, the referendum may need to be broadened to take in other elements of the constitution that confer rights on the unborn.

Stop trying to take a women's right to choose away, stop trying to defund every social program that works to prevent unwanted pregnancies, and stop putting forth referendums about gay marriage.

The Catholic Church in Ireland has responded to the announcement of a new referendum on abortion rights by urging people to be «courageous» and take a «principled» stand for the sanctity of life.

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.

She and the others said they want to change the park district by referendum because the alternative, running for the board themselves, would take too long.

But James Strang, a former park board member who is helping lead the fight against the referendum, said that if the district is dissolved and later re-established it «will take a year or two «to get programs running again.

Harlan Weil, president of the Horatio Gardens Homeowners Association, said the association's board decided not to take a position on the referendum issue but agreed that they would support Park Board candidate Scott Jacobson, who opposed annexation.

Stung by the overwhelmingly negative responses last month by residents to two advisory referendum questions about the $ 12 million health facility, the park board quietly agreed Tuesday to take final action to abandon its role in the project at its April 16 meeting.

If the referendum proposal passes and the district takes on the added bond debt, any talk of the Park District dissolving and being absorbed by the village would be dropped, Bonebrake said.

The golf course came under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.

But before the purchase could take place, voters would need to approve the plan through a referendum question in November.

Complete implementation of the hot meals could take several years, because the district would need the kitchen facilities at Scullen Middle School, slated to open in fall 2001, and at two other new middle schools that are part of a $ 88.8 million referendum question.

The hospital is taking a wait - and - see attitude toward the referendum proposal.