Negotiations in Paris settle on a new constitutional status for New Caledonia, which students of the Australian constitution might find familiar.
Category: Referenda
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.
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.
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.
Bougainville still waiting
Four years after its near-unanimous referendum, Bougainville is still waiting for its independence.
A bumper Latin American roundup
An update on recent electoral happenings in Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, Peru and Venezuela.
Chile tries again
Chilean voters are again being asked to approve a new constitution, this time drafted by the right.
Close contests in America
Democrats have a good night in America's off-year elections, but tight contests are still very much the norm.
A referendum post-mortem
Detailed results from Australia's Voice referendum show the extent of the realignment that has taken place since 1999.
Australia says No
Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum goes down to the expected heavy defeat. There's plenty of blame to go around, and no-one emerges with much credit.
