Sentences with phrase «to hold a referendum»

The court also found that the association had acted in accordance with its constitution by holding a referendum on public access when it received a petition to do so.

Particularly when 80 % plus of the public want the Government to fulfil that commitment and the Government is clearly lying when they give their reasons for not holding the referendum.

Greek banks are closed all week after news broke that the country will be holding a referendum vote on whether to accept the bailout measures offered by international creditors.

The SNP said in their manifesto that they would hold a referendum towards the end of the parliament.

And we will complete this negotiation and hold this referendum within the first half of the next parliament.

Although the board approved holding a referendum to raise the money, no decision has been made on exactly how large a tax increase would be requested from voters.

The most obvious influence on whether a country holds a referendum is the legal requirement to do so.

He defends his decision to hold a referendum saying it would have been wrong to «duck the big decisions».

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

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

And while the county Legislature torpedoed Consensus» recommendation of holding a referendum in November, Mahoney managed to win support of local mayors, town supervisors and school district representatives for her County - Wide Shared Service Plan earlier this year.

What lessons can Scotland learn from Quebec's experience of holding a referendum on independence.

Speaking to James Naughtie on the Today programme, he also backed holding a referendum if further powers were transferred to Brussels in the future.

Catalonia held a referendum for independence.

Eyecatching specifics include the removal of 50 % pension tax relief, mutualising of some major banks, including the 600 branches of Lloyds TSB, and directly elected mayors in six major English cities without holding referendums on the issue.

We want to improve Britain's relationship with the EU and then hold a referendum on staying in or leaving the European Union.

Earlier this year, the House of Lords Constitutional Affairs Committee concluded that there should be «a presumption against holding referendums on the same day as elections» because of the risk that voters would be confused and results distorted.»

I do wish that Cameron would say clearly that whatever the situation as a fait accompli he will still hold a referendum about EU membership within 12 months of taking power.

Global Council, and independent advisory firm has said, that in the five years after a potential Brexit, they would expect other EU countries to follow Britain, and also hold referendums which could mean at least ten years of uncertainty for the Pound, Euro, and the Swiss Frank, which would be hit by the reduced trading capacity of the European Block.

The case comes just days before Ireland - the only EU state holding a referendum on the issue - goes to the polls.

In recent days, however, the instability in Catalonia has escalated; right - wing conservative Sebastian Kurz won Austria's general election on an anti-immigration platform; the Czech Republic elected the populist Andrej Babis as its new prime minister; and the two richest regions in Italy held referendums asking for more autonomy from Rome.

Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show, Nick Clegg said: «My personal priority now should not be endless parliamentary games on Friday afternoons about when you do or don't hold a referendum when we're already got the guarantee about when it will take place.

He only gave the commitment to hold a referendum because he never thought there would be a majority Tory government.

He is expected to pledge in the Tory manifesto for the 2015 general election that he would hold a referendum after using the next major EU treaty negotiations, which are likely to endorse moves towards a fiscal union for the eurozone, to repatriate social and employment laws to Britain.

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.

Prime Minister, David Cameron, said yesterday that he did not regret holding the referendum on Britain's membership of the EU despite the surprise victory for the campaign to leave the bloc.

First: the game was being played behind closed doors to avoid any clashes inside Camp Nou as Catalonia held a referendum on secession from Spain.

Labour leader's pledge to hold referendum only if sovereignty is ceded to EU will encourage investment, say business groups

The second idea is that the Tories might propose holding a referendum on polling day at the next General Election to guarantee maximum turnout of Tory - inclined voters and maximum loyalty of centre right press.

The city held a referendum August 1, but it failed by 9,000 votes.

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.

Ireland is to hold a referendum next summer on abortion rights months before a planned visit to the country by Pope Francis.

Importantly, they would also have the power to hold referenda over disputed projects, allowing everyone in a region, not just the most vocal opponents, to have their say over big projects.

«I don't support holding a referendum come what may.

The new law would allow a town board to hold a referendum before deciding whether to accept F.A.A. grants as well as allow voters to force a permissive referendum should a board vote to do so.

The Liberal Democrats have been forced to defend themselves against accusations that they have made u-turns to avoid holding referendums on European issues in the past.

Using a statistical model developed in my research it is possible to estimate the probabilities of each EU member holding a referendum on a new treaty signed between now and the end of 2013.

Paterson said the prime minister should hold his referendum as planned in 2017.

Set social policies to influence the behavior of your colony, hold referendum elections to prove to your colonists that you deserve to keep the job, and give your colonists adequate jobs, health care, entertainment, food quality, policing, and much more.

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

Since only 668,000 users voted, Facebook felt free to ignore the result, and it has not held any referendums since.

BANGKOK (AP)-- Thailand held a referendum Sunday on a new constitution amid severe restrictions imposed by the military junta.

Similarly, the Irish obligation to hold a referendum stems from a court ruling on the SEA.

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.

All this considered, there are undoubtedly some positives for the SNP in holding a referendum during Brexit negotiations.

To address your questions in order: It is constitutionally possible for the Westminster parliament to hold any referendum held by the Scottish parliament to be non-binding on itself and thus effectively worthless.

This emboldened «hard Eurosceptic» Tory backbenchers to demand the pledge to hold a referendum less the Conservatives lose more support to UKIP.

In the United States (including territories), Puerto Rico recently held a referendum about officially declaring for statehood.

Her options include holding a referendum without the proper legal authority but it looks likely she will attempt to delay the Conservatives Brexit legislation.