He declared the election to be a referendum on postal privatization.

He writes about five reasons why he will vote No in the referendum.

These are photos documenting Southern Sudan's landmark referendum.

This post is part of our special coverage South Sudan Referendum 2011. Today's independence referendum in Sudan has put the country on the radar in the Arabic twitterosphere.

There is currently discussion in the UK about floating a referendum to decide on the whether to leave the EU.

There was going to be a national referendum.

1980 In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects by a 60 vote the proposal from its government to move towards independence from Canada.

In the wake of the August Coup, a referendum was held on the question of secession.

In 2005, a referendum on the EU treaty establishing a constitution for Europe was held in Luxembourg.

This was however, turned down by a plebiscite.

Javier Fernández Lasquetty, healthcare advisor for Madrid, has tried to disqualify the referendum by calling it a parody and a mock referendum, and has argued that it does not truly represent the will of the people.

The demonstrations calling for a referendum on the state model have not ended just yet new protests will be held this weekend .

In 1955 a referendum was held on the issue, resulting in an 82.9 to 15.5 vote against a change to driving on the right.

The year of the promised referendum, 2017, is comfortably far away.

This is a roundup of tweets related to the referendum.

Direct Democracy The Politics Of Initiative, Referendum, And Recall.

The Nazi party was made legal in Austria to gain a power base, and a referendum on reunification was scheduled for March.

This is a roundup of reaction to referendum results.

Other data taken from the referendum results points to a clash of generations.

What's next?

After a general election and a referendum, Constantine I was restored.

In 1993, the Chechen parliament attempted to organize a referendum on public confidence in Dudaev on the grounds that he had failed to consolidate Chechnya's independence.

It is not just the local councillors and state and federal politicians being lobbied.

In Ireland, our attorney general advised on the need to hold a referendum on the fiscal treaty, and we are now in the midst of the campaign.

They have not forgotten or pardoned his treachery in refusing to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, signed by his predecessor, Gordon Brown.

In 2012, the UK and Scottish governments signed the Edinburgh Agreement setting out the terms for a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014, which was defeated 55 to 45 .

Pascal Ladu posts a podcast capturing the historical moment when the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission declared the official preliminary referendum results in Juba A large crowd of Southern Sudanese gathered at the Mausoleum of Dr. John Garang in Juba to celebrate the announcement of the official preliminary referendum results on Sunday.

The krone remained broadly stable after the referendum and the lending rate was reduced by a total of 0.2 percentage point , in line with a gradual strengthening of the krone . In 2000 shortterm interest rates , as measured by the three month money market rate , rose by 1.6 percentage points , and the spread vis à vis the comparable euro area rates remained broadly stable at around 40 basis points , with the exception of the periods before and after the referendum when it was higher .

The debate on legalizing divorce took a kick start when news of Maltese referendum favoring divorce reached the Philippines a few days ago.

I have taken note of the decision taken by the Danish electorate in today 's referendum .

I have taken note of the decision by the Swedish electorate in today 's referendum .

2003 In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.

1972 In a referendum, the people of Norway reject membership of the European Community.

1994 In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.

One of the pillars of the regime was the PIDE, the secret police.

The constitution also provides for the recall of the president by a referendum.

That is why Prime Minister David Cameron felt obliged to offer the British people a referendum on a simple question in or out.

The media keeps an eye on every declaration from the government or from opposition groups a possibility of a new referendum on the matter is also discussed.

On Change.org, two petitions were created to ask for a referendum on the monarchy which reached more than 23,000 and 15,000 signatures, respectively, after one day of being opened.

Article 15 of the Constitution of Lithuania, approved by national referendum in 1992, stipulates, The Coat of Arms of the State shall be a white Vytis on a red field .

The photographs appear to range in time from 1975 to the early post 1999 referendum period.

Through a referendum, the UK has voted to leave the European Union.

At a press conference, Carlos Ocariz, leader of the opposition plebiscite campaign, commented

The Danes rejected the euro as the national currency in a referendum in 2000.

In order to settle the political differences in the country President Banisadr had asked for a referendum.