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

He has already proposed a popular referendum on Taiwanese membership in the United Nations.

As a consequence of this, Italy's first popular referendum was not held until 1974, 27 years after the constitution was first approved.

PARIS In 2005, two founding members of the European Union, France and the Netherlands, rejected by popular referendum the EU s proposed constitutional treaty.

One region, Greater London, has had a directly elected assembly and mayor since 2000 following popular support for the proposal in a referendum.

The revision of the constitution must include public debate, and the resulting text must gain the support of a supermajority in a popular referendum.

Last October, Greece s then prime minister, George Papandreou, proposed a popular referendum on the second rescue package that had just been agreed at the EU s summit in Brussels.

If the Irish Supreme Court were to decide that the ESM requires popular consent, the EU would be faced with the prospect of yet another Irish referendum on Europe.

Far from being an occasion for popular condemnation of the coup on its anniversary, the referendum is a mark of the AKP s failure to gain widespread support for its project.

Europe s economic and ecological future, however, depends upon the rising opposition to this high risk technology, such as in Italy, where a recent referendum delivered a large popular majority against nuclear energy.

Drawing upon Switzerland and its use of the initiative, the Uruguayan Constitution also allows citizens to repeal laws or to change the constitution by popular initiative which culminates in a nation wide referendum.

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And the least popular became the most popular.

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Despite that the constitutional right to hold a popular referendum has existed since the Italian constitution was approved in late 1947, the necessary legislation detailing the bureaucratic procedures needed to have them was not approved until the early 1970s.

Now the most popular option became the least popular.

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

It also gives the president emergency like power to fight vague threats, such as those endangering the life of the nation. Only if the new draft constitution is upheld in a popular referendum on December 15 will these provisions be annulled.

Both announcements also came a month ahead of an Italian referendum the largest popular consultation on the matter ever held anywhere that seeks to change a law adopted last year that prohibits both in vitro fertilization and stem cell research.

What was the point of the referendum?

Well deserved, despite the disappointing referendum result.

The Constitution adopted by referendum in 1990, and amended by another referendum in November 2001, proclaims the absolute equality of men and women.

135 and note 97). The Swiss agreed by referendum on 5 June 2005 to join the Schengen Agreement (see www.europa.admin.ch nbv referendum e ).

Ireland is fortunately less worrying, but the odds that the fiscal pact will be approved in a popular referendum are becoming longer. Granted, the removal of the unanimity clause provides a way to avoid this obstacle and allow for the pact s implementation.

Preparations for the referendum are lagging and inadequate.

These are photos documenting Southern Sudan's landmark referendum.

How to mark the ballot in the referendum

The proposed reforms were postponed in a referendum.

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But Blair, beset by controversy over the unpopular and possibly illegal war in Iraq, thought he could avoid trouble at Westminster by postponing ratification until 2006 (that is, a comfortably long time in the future), and proposing that it be carried out by popular referendum.

By contrast, Blair cannot win a referendum on the Constitution, not only because it is opposed by virtually all the popular press, but also because neither he nor any major political leader in Britain has ever had a good word to say about European integration.

What will be the consequences of the Irish referendum?

As Sudan s referendum approaches, the world holds its breath.

Voting on the referendum began on January 9, 2011.

Holding a referendum would require considerable time and resources.

(d) The adoption of the constitution through national referendum

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We have observed that public discussions on the Draft Constitution and on the Referendum are unusually muted, even though day of the Referendum is rapidly approaching.

In popular education set ups, everyone educates everyone by generating popular and collective knowledge.

Irish voters may reject the fiscal compact in a referendum.