Sentences with phrase «referendum vote for»

The foreign secretary will call on remain and leave voters to unite, insisting that Britain can take advantage of the referendum vote for economic gain but only if it is ready to diverge on regulations.

May formally notified the EU on March 29 of Britain's intention to end its 44 - year - old membership, following the shock referendum vote for Brexit last June.

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Mike Garland, executive director of corporate governance for New York City Comptroller John Liu's office, which has a $ 550 million investment in JPMorgan Chase, said «it was a disservice to shareholders that the vote became a referendum on Jamie Dimon.

«The fact that we have seen over # 1 billion worth of venture capital investment into London fintech companies since the EU referendum vote offers further proof that global investors still believe London will remain a leading fintech hub for many years to come,» Rajesh Agrawal, London's deputy mayor for business, said in a statement Thursday.

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.

The failure of coalition talks is unprecedented in Germany's post-war history, and was likened by newsmagazine Der Spiegel to the shock election of U.S. President Donald Trump or Britain's referendum vote to leave the EU - moments when countries cast aside reputations for stability built up over decades.

Angel Gurria, the secretary - general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), warned on Wednesday of the risk of other EU countries following the U.K.'s lead in holding a referendum and voting to leave.

The Church has published a «Prayer for the EU referendum campaign» on its website that can be used by churches and individuals ahead of the vote on June 23, the church said.

Many have criticised Corbyn for running a half - hearted campaign for Britain to stay in the EU leading up to Thursday's referendum, in which the UK shocked the world by voting to leave.

GLASGOW, Scotland — The British political establishment descended on Scotland Wednesday to plead for a united United Kingdom, after polls suggested the once - fanciful notion of Scots voting to break from Britain has become a real possibility in next week's referendum.

Alas, the 86 - year - old wasn't able to work his magic for a third time — it was voted down in a referendum.

Before the EU referendum, JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon said that up to 4,000 jobs could be moved from the UK if the nation voted for Brexit.

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.»

Tsipras is campaigning for a no vote in the referendum on Sunday, which is officially on whether to accept a tough earlier bailout offer, to impress on EU negotiators that spiralling poverty and a collapse in everyday business activity across Greece has meant further austerity should be ruled out of any new rescue package.

There was the shock Brexit vote in the UK, Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential election, a failed Italian referendum and many more factors that provided countless opportunities for forex traders to profit.

Kurdistan voted for independence in a highly - anticipated referendum on Monday, a move that has led to a spike in tensions with Baghdad and its neighbors.

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.

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.

The pointlessness of positioning a portfolio for a particular news event couldn't be clearer than it is in the strong stock market performance following the June 23 referendum vote in Britain to leave the European Union.

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.

Live Greek referendum: Alexis Tsipras hails victory for No campaign - live updatesWith most votes counted, Greece has given a resounding No to the proposals from its creditorsRead more

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.

This anti-Bitcoin memo, which is not up for a vote as a referendum by the citizens of New Jersey, is an authoritarian decree by a totally unaccountable arm of the state.

A number of near - term risks clearly exist for European markets, not least the potential for the United Kingdom to vote to leave the EU in June — particularly if data coming out of Europe deteriorates in the run - up to the referendum or if there is an escalation in the refugee crisis.

The deal is expected to lead to some job cuts and is likely to face tough questions from politicians in Scotland where there is increasing pressure for a second independence referendum after Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

Scottish leader floats notion of second independence vote Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon says late 2018 could be the best time for a second referendum on independence from the United Kingdom.

This data - gathering machinery can be used to shape who we vote for, or whether we vote at all, or how we make choices on big referendums, such as whether Britain leaves the European Union.

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.»

But the problem here is that Cambridge Analytica did not just employ sophisticated mass marketing, it went the whole hog and ran very specific targeted marketing campaigns for Trump while an allegedly linked Canadian company used the same technology on behalf of the Vote Leave campaign during the EU Referendum.

Even if you knew the news ahead of time — «Greeks Vote No on Referendum» — you still have no way of knowing how this news will be interpreted by the markets (tens of millions of people you've never met, all buying and selling for different reasons).

I have no reason to believe their judgment selecting candidates for office or voting on referenda is any better than their judgment evaluating doomsday theories.

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.

Amazingly, some extraordinarily courageous individuals (initially Arnold himself, journalists David Quinn and Breda O'Brien, the Iona Institute; later on, John Waters, retired Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, William Binchy and the distinguished historian Prof. John A. Murphy; the gay campaigners for a «No» vote, Paddy Manning and Keith Mills, deserve special mention) did succeed in making a difference to the eventual numbers, although not the outcome: in the early Spring, polls indicated that 17 percent of the electorate would vote against the amendment, but by the time the actual referendum came around, 38 percent were indicating a «No» vote, and that was the eventual outcome.

The leader of the SNP group on Inverclyde Council has dismissed the offer of new powers for the Scottish Parliament if the «no» vote carries at the independence referendum.

Up for vote was a referendum on whether Washington state would allow gay and lesbian couples to have several of the rights and responsibilities of legally married heterosexual couples.

Ireland's recent decision to approve same - sex marriage, by popular referendum, has left the country's Catholic reputation in ruins.Of course, this shift didn't come about overnight — secularization has been in the works for some time — but the vote reinforces the feeling of a dramatic break with Ireland's Catholic heritage, and a step into an uncertain future.

In St. Andrews on Thursday, September 18, I voted in the Scottish referendum and the following morning flew to Ireland to give a lecture in the International Centre for Newman Studies at University College Dublin.

Given this variation in party fortunes, a particularly bad argument in the recent referendum campaign was that if you wanted to avoid Conservative government you should vote for independence.

As both sides of the Scottish independence campaign use the day before the referendum to push for votes,... More

As both sides of the Scottish independence campaign use the day before the referendum to push for votes, churches across the country will open their doors for prayers.

OT — Good luck for anyone who voted in the EU referendum today.

You only have to.look at the age demographics of voters that voted for change both in the UK referendum and the US presidential race.

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

In an April 2013 referendum, votes approved $ 13.2 million to buy the 11.35 - acre Youth Campus, which had been a residential school for troubled teens (most recently girls - only).

Prior to the November election, Cary Park District officials promised residents that if they voted down referendum measures seeking to fund a proposed swim center and ballfields on 80 acres near Cary - Grove High School, they'd drop a condemnation suit for the land.

DUNDEE TOWNSHIP — To garner support for a referendum issue that would juggle the Dundee Township Park District's tax funds, the district's Board of Commissioners on Wednesday night voted to send another informational mailing to residents.

The community voted in favor of the referendum and the land for Recreation Park was purchased and the pool and community center were built.

In 2012, residents voted against the Park District issuing referendum bonds for capital improvements at Lake Arlington.

In December of 1972 the vote went against the Park District's referendum to issue $ 2,550,000 in general obligation bonds for park improvement and development including the construction of a fieldhouse at Dryden Park, land acquisition, the construction of a north side maintenance garage, and the construction of an indoor ice rink complex along with increasing the corporate tax rate by.025 %.

WOODSTOCK — Less than 15 minutes after voting to hold an April referendum on a $ 3.9 million bond issue for recreation, the Woodstock city council debated a proposal to reorganize the parks and recreation department as an independent park district.