Holding a referendum would require considerable time and resources.

The only path leading to the independence of Western Sahara was the holding of a referendum.

Morocco had also accepted the plan but it had prevented the holding of a referendum for self determination.

There are obvious obstacles to holding such a referendum, primarily because the US does not have a mandate to dispose of Iraq as it pleases.

The Saharan population was peacefully demanding respect for its fundamental rights, respect for international law and the holding of a referendum of self determination.

The European Union congratulates the Congolese people, the Independent Electoral Commission and MONUC on the successful holding of a referendum on the new Congolese constitution on 18 December 2005.

The Burundi peace process remained on track, with several positive developments, including the holding of a successful referendum on the post transition constitution on 28 February 2005, the signing of a declaration on the cessation of hostilities and the holding of local council elections in June 2005.

The problem was primarily a political one. It was caused by the refusal of the Moroccan side to agree to the holding of a referendum on self determination, with all the necessary democratic guarantees.

A Referendum For Kurdistan?

In an oral presentation, LIDLIP condemned the ongoing serious violations of human rights being perpetrated in Western Sahara by Morocco, a situation that was impeding the holding of a referendum on decolonization in the territory.

I was commissioned by the ICJ as a Human Rights Expert International Observer and Coordinator of a five member Observer Mission to Malawi to observe the holding of a National Referendum to determine the future political system for Malawi.

Not even the Secretary General's appointment, in 1997, of a Personal Envoy for Western Sahara had made it possible to overcome the obstacles erected by the Moroccan side to prevent the holding of the referendum.

A survey by Taiwan s China Times found that 56 of those polled resented the anti secession law, with 47 saying that Taiwan should retaliate by either holding a public referendum on the issue or introducing counter legislation of its own.

The proposed reforms were postponed in a referendum.

Difficulties include voter sensitization and the opening of some 40,000 polling sites in time for the holding of the constitutional referendum on 18 December, and the organization of subsequent polls before 30 June 2006.

A second referendum in December 1979 approved a theocratic constitution.

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Referendum Farce in Burma

FBiH Law on Referendum

Irish voters may reject the fiscal compact in a referendum.

On 30 May 1982 Spain joined NATO, following a referendum.

The Government was nevertheless exploring the possibility of a referendum.

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Apart from the challenge of achieving national reconciliation, the very limited time prescribed by the Transitional Administrative Law for the remaining steps in the political transition process namely, the drafting of a constitution and the holding of a constitutional referendum and national elections is a challenge in itself.

Voter registration is under way in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in preparation for the holding of a constitutional referendum on 18 December, and for legislative and presidential elections to be completed before the end of the transitional period, on 30 June 2006.

In 2005, Kibaki called a referendum to vote on Wako s document.

PARIS A referendum in Switzerland forbids the construction of new minarets.

A constitutional referendum was held in Egypt on 26 March 2007.

Law on referendum voting right,

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China is currently in a holding pattern.

In 1946, Italy became a republic after the results of a popular referendum.

2. Takes note of the adoption by the Legislative Assembly in 2001 of a referendum law, which confirmed that only a referendum makes it possible for the electorate to give a clear judgement on a single issue of immediate relevance and that the Constitution of the Cayman Islands can be amended only through a referendum

In a referendum held earlier this week, Colombians rejected Santos' peace deal.

President Chen upped the stakes even more by holding Taiwan's first ever popular referendum. It called for beefing up Taiwan's defense in the face of mainland China's missile threats and for building a peaceful framework of relations across the strait that separates Taiwan from the mainland.

Mr. Briones (International Association of Jurists for Western Sahara) said that it was deplorable that the human rights of the Saharan people continued to be violated and they still had not had an opportunity to exercise their right to self determination through the holding of a referendum.

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But, while banks with short term funding and many branches originating loans have a deep capacity for holding credit risks, they have a limited capacity for holding market risks, and little capacity for holding liquidity risk.

What Next After the Likud Referendum?

The referendum marked a critical conjuncture of Bolivia s social, regional, and political divisions.

But thus far, there is no agreement on the timing of a referendum.

The recent elections in America were a referendum on the war in Iraq.

The 1920 election was a referendum on President Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations.

Ensuring a genuine expression of will would require settling all disputed questions with a referendum.

Following approval, Tokelau's Referendum Commission would set the dates for the referendum, which was expected to be held in November 2005.