Referendum

Alberta votes to remain part of Canada in historic independence referendum

Oil-rich Alberta was holding a nonbinding referendum on Monday on whether the western province should secede from Canada.

Supporters of the Forever Canadian group, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, wave Canadian flags as they watch the results of a non-binding referendum on Alberta sovereignty in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada October 19, 2026.
A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Swiss city of Lausanne ahead of a June 14 vote on a proposal from the right-wing Swiss People's Party to cap the population at 10 million inhabitants by 2050, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026.

Switzerland votes in referendum to set maximum population of 10 million people

(From R-L) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with British Columbia Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2026.

Trump officials meet group pushing for Alberta to gain independence from Canada

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks with students, April 2023

Students protest Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei after he rejects referendum


South Ossetia may unite with North Ossetia - report

If South Ossetia joins the Russian Federation, it could become a single entity with North Ossetia, said President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2018.

Referendum bill on settlement withdrawal advances to Knesset reading

If Hauser’s bill becomes law, the referendum law would be extended, even though the settlements are not under Israeli sovereignty.

The settlement of Kfar Eldad as seen from above.

Knesset may require referendum for West Bank settlement

‘I intend to bring forward this bill this week,” said MK Tzvi Hauser (Derech Eretz) who chairs the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

The settlement of Kfar Eldad as seen from above.

Egyptians cast their votes on second day to keep Sisi in power

An election commission spokesman said voter turnout on the first day was good, but he declined to give figures since disclosing partial results violates Egyptian law.

A man walks in front of a banner reading, "Yes to the constitutional amendments, for a better future", with a photo of the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi before the approaching referendum on constitutional amendments in Cairo, Egypt April 16, 2019.

Ireland set to end abortion ban as exit polls signal landslide vote

"It's a Yes" read a banner front-page headline in the country's best-selling newspaper.

Votes are tallied folowing yesterday's referendum on liberalizing abortion law, in Dublin, Ireland, May 26, 2018

2. J'ACCUSE! EU Fake History, Fake Democracy, Fake news!

The Jerusalem Post

Brexit Papers: Who's in charge of Europe's Information Hen House? The Chickens or the Fox?

The Jerusalem Post

J'ACCUSE! Brussels makes Brexit a THEFT of Democracy!

The Jerusalem Post

Un référendum, et après ?

Pour sortir de la crise engendrée par le scrutin sur l’indépendance du Kurdistan, les dirigeants de la région prônent un dialogue avec Bagdad

La citadelle d’Erbil pavoisée le jour du vote

Amid Spanish sparring, Israel unlikely to recognize Catalonia

A lot is at stake for the Jewish state when it is asked to weigh in on another people's quest for independence.

Students in Catalonia march in support of the region's independence, September 2017