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.

|ByREUTERS
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

"If [the population] goes above 10 million, it will become tight, and immigration should be restricted," said Helen Gulea, a 58-year-old in Zurich, originally from Kenya.

|ByREUTERS
(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

The Trump administration held covert meetings with Alberta separatists seeking financial backing for an independence referendum, according to The Financial Times.

|ByJAMES GENN
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks with students, April 2023

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

Khamenei was repeatedly cut off by the students after questioning if Iranian citizens would be able to analyze controversial issues.

|ByTZVI JOFFRE

Baghdad threatens to send troops to Kirkuk after Kurdish referendum

92% of Kurds voted in favor of independence.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Kurdish Peshmerga (center) leader Hussein Yazdanpanah with his men on the frontline with ISIS west of Kirkuk

Renaissance, pigeons and PM Theresa May's Florence Brexit Speech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017ByDAVID PRICE
The Jerusalem Post

Momentum for referendum growing on eve of Kurdistan independence vote

Israel is the only country that has openly supported the referendum.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
KURDISH PEOPLE attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq.

Kurdish referendum on ‘Independence’ unpopular but imminent

A meaningless vote manufactures its own meaning. No regional or international actor except Israel has supported the referendum.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017ByNICK ASHDOWN/THE MEDIA LINE
Kurds celebrate to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 22, 2017.

UN Security Council announces opposition to Kurdish independence vote

The 15-member council voted unanimously to officially oppose the referendum.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017BySHOSHANA KRANISH
KURDISH PEOPLE attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq.

Iraqi VP warns against creation of 'second Israel' for Kurds

Israel's backing of an independent Kurdistan has brought it into the center of the debate raging across the Middle East.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Kurdistan and its independence referendum

The international community has called the right to self-determination as a human right, but what about the Kurds?

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017ByCELALETTIN KARTAL
A KURDISH Peshmerga soldier holds a Kurdistan flag during an intensive security deployment after clashes with Islamic State militants.