Catalonia's jailed independence leaders are to be released, in the first step towards possible reconciliation. Nationalist leaders – and their voters – are not happy.
Category: Referenda
Third time lucky for New Caledonia?
France opts for an early date for New Caledonia's next vote on independence. That accords with the wishes of the anti-independence forces, but their task remains a difficult one.
Chile shifts left
Chile's process of drafting a new constitution takes a step forward, with various shades of left winning a majority in the constitutional convention.
Scotland: back on the independence track?
Scotland's nationalists have been returned for another term in office, but it's not clear that a renewed push for independence would be a wise move.
Swiss ban the burqa
Two out of three referendum questions are approved in Switzerland: one of them a ban on face coverings promoted by the anti-Muslim lobby.
Northern Ireland at the crossroads
Northern Ireland's Unionists are making trouble over Brexit, reflecting the fact that it's put them in an impossible position.
Shifting sands in New Caledonia
The supporters of independence win a majority in the New Caledonia government for the first time. Change is on the way, although the underlying balance of power is not all that it might seem.
Gibraltar comes in from the cold
In a rather counter-intuitive result of Brexit, Gibraltar is set for greater integration with Spain and the rest of the European Union.
Results roundup, part I
Election news from around the world. Today, New Zealand, Seychelles, Lithuania and Tanzania.
A new nation on the way?
An increase in the pro-independence vote in New Caledonia puts its supporters within sight of their goal.
