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Category: Referenda

Three Asian elections

It's a big week for Asian democracy with elections in Thailand, Japan and Bangladesh.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, East Asia, Elections, Referenda, South-East Asia 1 Comment 6 February 20266 February 2026

Two South American results

Chile looks set for a far-right president, while Ecuador clips its president's wings in a referendum.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 21 November 2025

Taiwan doesn’t recall

Taiwan's government tries to get itself a legislative majority by recalling opposition MPs, but the voters are unimpressed.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Political issues, Referenda Leave a comment 28 July 202530 July 2025

Breakthrough in the South Pacific

Negotiations in Paris settle on a new constitutional status for New Caledonia, which students of the Australian constitution might find familiar.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Europe, France, Oceania, Referenda 1 Comment 14 July 202514 July 2025

Moldova & other updates

A big win for the pro-Europeans in Moldova after their close shave a fortnight ago. Also updates from Britain, Austria and Georgia.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, Referenda 3 Comments 4 November 20245 November 2024

Big test on the Russian borderlands, part 1

An expectedly strong showing by the pro-Russian forces has put Moldova's European ambitions in doubt. A similar contest will be fought out in Georgia on Sunday.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East, Political issues, Referenda, War and peace 3 Comments 22 October 202431 October 2024

Kosovo’s Serbs still not happy

There's more trouble in northern Kosovo, as a referendum that was supposed to undo farcical elections turns out to be equally farcical in its turn.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Referenda, War and peace 1 Comment 23 April 2024

Bougainville still waiting

Four years after its near-unanimous referendum, Bougainville is still waiting for its independence.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda 3 Comments 28 December 202328 December 2023

A bumper Latin American roundup

An update on recent electoral happenings in Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, Peru and Venezuela.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 27 December 202327 December 2023

Chile tries again

Chilean voters are again being asked to approve a new constitution, this time drafted by the right.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Latin America, Referenda 2 Comments 15 December 2023

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