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Las consultas convocadas en Cataluña deberá aprobarlas el Gobierno ...
Nov. 2- El País (España) – Madrid ,Spain. Cuando el Parlament catalán apruebe la Ley de Consultas a lo largo que el año que viene, Cataluña estará capacitada para convocar consultas populares sobre ...

Catalunya podrá convocar consultas sobre cualquier tema con ...
Nov. 1- Europa Press – Spain. El conseller de Gobernación y Administraciones Públicas, el republicano Jordi Ausàs, anunció hoy que la Generalitat podrá convocar consultas populares sobre ...

A punto de concluir consulta popular sobre Anteproyecto de Ley de ...
Nov. 1- Cuba.cu – Cuba. ... la consulta a los trabajadores sobre el Anteproyecto de Ley de Seguridad Social, se habían realizado 84 233 asambleas de las casi 85 000 programadas, ...

Presidente del Jurado Electoral Especial de Puno juramentó a su cargo
Oct. 31- Los Andes Perú – Perú. En las jurisdicciones donde se llevará adelante esta Consulta Popular de Revocatoria de autoridades municipales en nuestra región, corresponde a los ...

Conservadores superaron el millón de votos en la consulta popular
Oct- 30- El Informador - Santa Marta - Santa Marta, Colombia. ... por cada partido político que ayer realizó consulta interna. Teniendo en cuenta una acción popular en curso en el Juzgado Once Administrativo de Bogotá, ...

 Agreements with China need referendum: DPP – eTaiwan News , Taiwan
Oct.15.– Major agreements with China affecting defense, foreign relations, finances and the economy need the approval of a referendum before they can be implemented, ...

Bolivia's Morales leads march over new constitution – Reuters, USA
Oct.13.– A referendum must be held to enact the new constitution but it is up to Congress to call such a vote. Morales' Movement Toward Socialism party controls the lower house but the opposition controls the Senate ...

 Homeland Union/Christian Democrats win election – Baltic Times, Riga , Latvia
Oct.13.– The referendum on continuing the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant past the scheduled shut-off date next year, which took place alongside the parliamentary elections, failed to gather enough votes to pass.  Almost 1.29 million of registered voters came to polling stations to mark the referendum ballots ...

 Almuñecar receives permission to hold local referendum on town ... – Typically Spanish, Malaga , Spain
Oct.12.– Almuñecar Town Hall has received permission to carry out a local referendum on future town planning policy. Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides, from the Convergencia Andaluza party, said he was pleased that the Supreme Court had agreed with him ...

Ziarreta (EA) inicia en Bilbao la campaña de recogida de firmas ...
Oct. 10- Europa Press – Spain. El presidente de Eusko Alkartasuna (EA), Unai Ziarreta, inició hoy en Bilbao la campaña de recogida de firmas en defensa de una consulta popular en el País ...

Ibarretxe denuncia el veto a la consulta ante Menchú y un delegado ...
Oct. 10- El Correo Digital (Vizcaya) - Vizcaya,Euskadi,Spain. ... el lehendakari no pudo por menos que mencionar su proyecto de consulta popular, cuyo fracaso achacó a la «soberbia» del Gobierno central. ...

 Mauritanian Coup Leader Calls for Election Referendum – Voice of America - USA
Oct.9.– By VOA News The leader of the recent coup in Mauritania has called for a national gathering to decide the future of the country, including the date of new presidential elections ...

Mauritanian Coup Leader Calls for Election Referendum – Voice of America - USA
Oct.9.– By VOA News The leader of the recent coup in Mauritania has called for a national gathering to decide the future of the country, including the date of new presidential elections ...

Switzerland to Hold a Referendum on Bulgarian and Romania Labor – International.news.bg, Sofia , Bulgaria
Oct.7.– A referendum will be carried out in Switzerland on February 8 against the opening of the labor market of the country for EU residents and more specifically against the opportunity that Bulgarians and Romanians reside and work freely in the confederation ...

Denmark's succession referendum – Monsters and Critics.com - USA
Oct.7.– Denmark is to hold a referendum to decide whether the country's rules of succession should be changed. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the ...

 Switzerland to Hold a Referendum on Bulgarian and Romania Labor – International.news.bg, Sofia , Bulgaria
Oct.7.– A referendum will be carried out in Switzerland on February 8 against the opening of the labor market of the country for EU residents and more specifically against the opportunity that Bulgarians and Romanians reside and work freely in the confederation ...

 Denmark's succession referendum – Monsters and Critics.com - USA
Oct.7.– Denmark is to hold a referendum to decide whether the country's rules of succession should be changed. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the ...

 Madrazo propone que el PSE se sume a una
Oct. 5- El Correo Digital (Vizcaya) - Vizcaya, Euskadi, Spain. A su juicio, "el PNV, que reconoce el derecho de la sociedad a decirle en una consulta popular 'no' a ETA y 'sí' al diálogo democrático, no puede negar este ...

Es una nueva Constitución
Oct. 5- Hoy Digital (República Dominicana) - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Predomina el de la comisión de 13 expertos constituida en el 2006, que incluyó una consulta popular. Aunque el 62 por ciento de los participantes en la ...

Mohamed Salem: "Jamás el Sáhara aceptará la autonomía sin consulta
Oct. 5- Canarias 7 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain. Los saharauis quieren ser saharauis y jamás se aceptará la autonomía sin consulta popular. —Pero alguien tendrá que ceder. Las circunstancias de inseguridad ...

Consulta interpartidista, fórmula de uribistas para elegir ...
Sep. 29- El Tiempo (Colombia) - Bogotá, Colombia. La senadora de 'la U' Marta Lucía Ramírez dijo que "un candidato escogido en una consulta popular daría total tranquilidad". ...

Un acto popular unirá Vitoria y Gernika el día de la consulta
Sep. 29- El Correo Digital (Álava) - Álava, Euskadi, Spain. ... de marcado carácter festivo y reivindicativo, para el 25 de octubre en sustitución de la fallida consulta de Ibarretxe y el presidente del EBB formalizó ...

EB plantea aprobar una ley de consultas la próxima legislatura
Sep 29- El País (España) - Madrid, Spain. La formación de Madrazo impulsó la consulta popular en Amorebieta contra la central térmica de Boroa, impedida por el PNV de Vizcaya, y mantiene una postura ...

EB insta a impulsar una Ley de Participación y propone una campaña ...
Sep 28- Europa Press – Spain. ... teniendo en cuenta que "en Cataluña y en Andalucía reconocen la competencia de las instituciones de ambas comunidades para convocar consultas populares, ...

Ibarretxe reivindica el derecho a decidir y ve «inevitable» una ...
Sep 27-Diario Vasco - San Sebastián,Euskadi,Spain. Resulta inconcebible que en el siglo XXI y en pleno corazón de Europa, un tribunal prohiba la celebración de una consulta popular no vinculante». ...

How the people of Bakasi can have their own country, by Olu Falae – Vanguard, Apapa, Lagos , Nigeria
Sep.8.– Or we should be allowed through a UN supervised plebiscite to decide whether we want to stay in Cameroun , or we want to stay on our own, or we want to join ...

A December Vote on a New Constitution? – The Democracy Center . Cochabamba , Bolivia
Sep.7.– [ Bolivia ’s] National Electoral Court …  [is] fining television stations for having shown political ads in the 48 hours before the August 10 recall election. It has begun removing from the voter rolls those Bolivians who didn't vote..  And most importantly, on Monday, it declared President Morales' decree – the one which called for a December 7th referendum on the new Constitution – null and void ...

Glastonbury Voters To Decide On $9.5 Million Building Plan – Hartford Courant , United States
Sep.6.– The board of education had put $400000 a year into its budget to lease office space, but removed it from the spending plan pending the referendum results. ...

Protesters paralyze Bolivian highways, airport – The Associated Press -
Sep.6.– Highway blockades were ordered on Wednesday by the governors of five states that oppose holding a national referendum on a constitution written by allies of the President [Morales] ...

Referendum may decide Thai Government's fate – The Age, Melbourne , Australia
Sep.5.– A Thai Government minister says the cabinet has agreed to hold a referendum on the country's political crisis. Culture Minister Somsak Kietsuranond said ...

Voters In Another NC County Reject Real Estate Transfer Tax – North Carolina News Network, Raleigh , USA
Hayesville, Sep.3.– In a special election held last week, Clay County voters rejected a real estate transfer tax referendum. Unofficial results from the August 29th election in the far Western North Carolina County show ...

Bishops want another referendum – Standard - Nairobi , Kenya
Sep.1.– The Anglican Church of Kenya has introduced a new twist to the constitutional review debate with a demand for a repeat referendum. ...

Iniciará consulta sobre Anteproyecto de Ley de Seguridad Social en ...
Sep 2- La Demajagua - Granma, Cuba. A partir de este lunes primero de septiembre y hasta el 31 de octubre, tendrá lugar en la suroriental provincia de Granma el proceso de consulta popular con ...

Millones de trabajadores cubanos analizarán Ley de Seguridad Social
Sep 1- Prensa Latina - La Habana, Cuba. De todas formas, el criterio y la voluntad de los trabajadores estará presente en el proyecto que se apruebe mediante la gran consulta popular a iniciarse ...

El PP lamenta la "deriva" de Ibarretxe sobre la consulta y exige ...
Sep. 1- Europa Press – Spain. La dirigente 'popular' tachó de "barbaridad" que el lehendakari quiera incluir al pueblo vasco en su "deriva" de defensa de la consulta popular y le emplazó ...

Impulsa Ibarretxe demanda ciudadana contra España por consulta
Sep 1- SDP - EL Sendero del Peje - México, DF, México. ... quieren emprender en caso de que el Tribunal Constitucional de España invalide el proyecto de consulta popular que quiere realizar en octubre próximo. ...

Morales Calls Referendum on New Bolivian Constitution, AFP Says – Bloomberg , USA
Aug.29.– Bolivian President Evo Morales called a referendum for Dec. 7 to rewrite the country's constitution, Agence France-Presse reported. ... 

Signatures secured for referendum – Times Daily, Florence , AL , USA
Aug.28.–  Enough signatures have been secured on a petition asking for a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot allowing residents to vote on the issue that would determine if the majority of voters want the wheel tax increased to $50 per year ...

Taoiseach not ruling out second referendum – RTE.ie , Ireland
Aug. 27.– Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said that he has not ruled out the prospect of a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. When asked if he thought that there would be a second referendum, Mr Cowen said that it was a matter the Government would have to consider in due course ...

Scott plays down referendum issue – BBC News, UK
Aug.27.– Scotland 's new Liberal Democrat leader has played down talk of his party supporting a multi-option referendum on independence. Tavish Scott said he would do nothing which might bring about independence "by the back door" ...

Roche in favour of second Lisbon referendum – Nenagh Guardian, Tipperary , Ireland
Aug.27.– The European Affairs Minister has said he is in favour of a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Dick Roche has said the Government has yet to make a decision on the matter, but his own personal view is that a re-run of Lisbon would be the "appropriate response" ...

Austria signals referendum on Turkey's EU accession – EurActiv, Brussels , Belgium
Aug.25.– "Coalition parties have agreed to go for a referendum if Turkey 's accession talks are concluded in favour of a decision to prepare a membership agreement," Austria 's Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik told  ...

Latvian pension referendum fails – Baltic Business News, Europe
Aug.25.– A Latvian referendum called to vote on raising old age pensions failed to gather enough votes …  The government, led by Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis, had opposed the Saturday referendum, saying the pension raises would have cost more than LVL 300 million and brought the social security system into bankruptcy ... 

Repetido rechazo a privatización en consulta petrolera de México
Ago. 25- Prensa Latina - La Habana, Cuba. México, 25 ago (PL) El rechazo a la privatización de la industria petrolera volvió a prevalecer en la consulta popular que tuvo lugar la víspera en 15 ...

Registran baja participación en consulta de Guanajuato
Ago. 24- El Universal (México) - Distrito Federal, México. Con una baja participación se desarrolló en Guanajuato la consulta ciudadana sobre la reforma energética en los 46 municipios de la entidad a través de 615 ...

México opina sobre futuro petrolero
Ago. 24- Univisión – USA. ... última etapa de una consulta popular que podría incidir en la decisión que tomen los congresistas sobre el futuro del monopolio estatal petrolero Pemex. ...

 Reportan poca participación en consulta energética en Reynosa
Ago. 24- El Universal (México) - Distrito Federal, México. En las casillas ubicadas en centros comerciales, donde los representantes de esta consulta popular, pensaban que iban a tener una muy buena participación, ...

 Connecticut Faces a School Tax Revolt – Wall Street Journal - USA
Aug.23.– Connecticut law does not allow a statewide referendum to curb school spending with a property-tax cap, as do ballot measures this year in Nevada and Florida ... 

 Ecuador: Campaign for Charter Referendum – Prensa Latina, Havana , Cuba
Aug 23.–  Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa launches today the campaign in favor of a constitutional project to be submitted to referendum ... 

 What did Bolivian Society Say Through the Recall Referendum? – IRC's Americas Program, Albuquerque , NM , USA
Aug.22.– The results confirm that the divisions in Bolivian society are brutal, but at the same time the referendum opens certain channels through which, perhaps, ... 

 Colombia's Uribe mulls re-election, but will he run?– Reuters - USA
Aug.22.– Now supporters have handed in five million signatures for a referendum on another reform to allow a third successive term. The proposal must pass through four debates in Congress and a review by Colombia 's constitutional court ... 

 UN envoy tries yet again in Myanmar – The National, Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
Aug.19.– The envoy’s offer to provide international observers for a referendum on a new constitution in May was also rebuffed … 

 Fernández propone consenso en reforma a la Constitución
Ago. 18- Listín Diario - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. ... en otras cosas, debatir y aprobar el Proyecto de Reforma Constitucional que “luego de una masiva, democrática y entusiasta Consulta Popular” someterá al ...

 El Gobierno no podrá convocar a un nuevo referéndum en esta gestión
Ago 18- Opinión Bolivia – Bolivia. José Luis Exeni, presidente de la CNE, indicó que una nueva convocatoria a consulta popular "está fuera de lo establecido en la Ley del Referéndum". ...

 Fernández propone consenso en reforma a la Constitución

Ago. 18- Listín Diario - Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic. ... en otras cosas, debatir y aprobar el Proyecto de Reforma Constitucional que “luego de una masiva, democrática y entusiasta Consulta Popular” someterá al ...

 El Gobierno no podrá convocar a un nuevo referéndum en esta gestión
Ago 18- Opinión Bolivia – Bolivia. José Luis Exeni, presidente de la CNE, indicó que una nueva convocatoria a consulta popular "está fuera de lo establecido en la Ley del Referéndum". ...

 El presidente dominicano anuncia proyecto de reforma constitucional
Ago- 16. AFP - ... y aprobar este proyecto de reforma de la Carta Magna, que tras una "masiva y democrática" consulta popular someterá al Congreso en los próximos días. ...

 El presidente dominicano anuncia proyecto de reforma constitucional
Ago- 16. AFP - ... y aprobar este proyecto de reforma de la Carta Magna, que tras una "masiva y democrática" consulta popular someterá al Congreso en los próximos días. ...

A loud "no" to privatization in Mexico – Socialistworker.org, Chicago , IL , USA

Aug.13.- Voters in Mexico City and nine of the country's states overwhelmingly rejected President Felipe Calderon's plan to privatize portions of Mexico 's state-owned oil company PEMEX.  The referendum is nonbinding and doesn't officially impact the energy legislation being discussed in Mexico 's Congress. But it sends a clear message of opposition to privatization of natural resources …

 Evo Morales sees mandate for reforms in vote win – Tehran Times, Iran

Aug.13.– … he also made it clear that he felt vindicated in pushing reforms that have already included taking state control of the gas and telecommunications industries as part of a broader program that would rewrite the constitution along socialist lines … Two other opposition governors were rejected in Sunday's plebiscite -- including one, Manfred Reyes of the central state of Cochabamba ... 

Bolivian recall referendum yields expected results – Andean Information Network, Cochabamba , Bolivia
Aug.12.– Overall, it is unlikely that the political climate will change drastically due to the recall referendum results. As expected, opposition support has has strengthened in lowland areas ...  President Evo Morales and Vice-President Alvaro Linera Garcia won majority approval in Sunday’s vote.  Also at stake were the prefecture seats.  Prefects Manfred Reyes Villa (Opposition) of Cochabamba , Jose Luis Paredes (Opposition) of La Paz , and Alberto Luis Aguilar (MAS) of Oruro lost and will be replaced, while the other six prefects remain in office … 

Aung San Suu Kyi detention extended – CNN International, USA
Aug.11.– Myanmar's military rulers have extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, a source who spoke to a member of her political party told CNN on Monday …  At the time, New York-based Human Rights Watch said it had received indications that [Myanmar] referendum was conducted "in an atmosphere of official coercion and and vote tampering."  The military government refused international or independent referendum monitors and UN assistance in conducting the voting  ... 

 Fracasa consulta energética en Tabasco
Ago. 11- Excélsior - D.F.,México.  Desorganización, apatía y nula participación caracterizó la Consulta Popular en torno a la reforma energética que organizó en el estado el Frente Amplio ...

Gana Evo Morales consulta popular en Bolivia
Ago. 10- El Imparcial.com - Sonora, Hermosillo, México. Evo Morales fue ratificado este domingo como presidente al obtener 60.3% de los votos, según los sondeos de boca de urna. Lo mismo ocurrió con los cuatro ...

Cajamarca cuenta con mayor número de electores en próximas ...
Ago. 10- Radio Programas del Perú (RPP) – Perú. La Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (ONPE) informó que el departamento de Cajamarca albergará la mayor población electoral para la consulta popular ...

El senador español Iñaki Anasagasti dice que no hay que tenerle ...
Ago- 10- soitu.es - Madrid, Madrid, Spain. ... a iniciativa del presidente regional, Juan José Ibarretxe, una ley para convocar una consulta popular sobre la relación de esta región con España, ... 

Referendum `no' wouldn't need to spell end for proportionality – NZ Herald Wellington Metro, Wellington , New Zealand
Aug.9.– National leader John Key says if a public referendum calls for Mixed Member Proportional System (MMP) to go, he does not favour a return to First Past the Post but is "leaning towards" another proportional system.  Mr Key has announced National will hold a binding referendum on the future of MMP if his party becomes government.... 

Voters reject tax at Loudon County  – Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville , TN
LOUDON, Aug.8.– Loudon County voters soundly rejected a $50 wheel tax referendum by a decisive margin with 81 percent voting against the proposed tax, ... 

Danish referendum on EU opt-outs abandoned: PM – EUbusiness (press release), Richmond , UK
Copenhagen , Aug.8.– Denmark has abandoned plans for an imminent referendum on its four EU opt-outs because of uncertainty following the Irish rejection … 

Elizabethton sales tax referendum passes – Kingsport Times News, Kingsport , TN
Aug.8.– The referendum to increase the sales tax from 9.25 percent to 9.75 percent was approved by nearly 55 percent of the voters with 1151 yes votes to 951 no ... 

NPP Ready To Break Asawase Jinx
Ago. 8- Daily Guide - Accra, Ghana. He said the party lost the seat to the NDC in the 2004 parliamentary election largely due to radiating disunity among the constituency executives and the ...

All eyes on elections
Ago. 7- Fiji Times - Suva, Fiji. Mr Sharma commented on recent peaceful changes in governments following parliamentary elections, saying that the transfer of power through a democratic ...

Anwar faces sodomy charge before Malaysia election
Ago. 7- The Associated Press - 26 by-election for a parliamentary seat that his wife vacated last week. Anwar would still be allowed to contest the seat. Anwar's attorney, Sankara Nair, ...

President urges referendum review – Baltic Times, Riga , Latvia
Aug.6.– Even though the necessary number of votes was not gathered on Saturday, the results of the referendum carry a very significant message," said the president. ...  According to preliminary results of the August 2 referendum, 629,064 Latvian citizens participated in a vote on the constitutional amendments, allowing people to initiate dissolution of the parliament, and 608,601 people or 40.17 percent of electorate supported the amendments.  In order for the proposed amendments to become a reality, the support of about 757,600 people was needed.

European, US envoys commend Bangladesh local polls
Ago. 6- Washington Post - United States. The US embassy said the local polls were a good step towards December's parliamentary elections. "We commend the Election Commission for its professional ...

Iraq elections vote delayed until after summer break
Ago. 6- Reuters – USA. By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament has postponed by at least a month a vote on an elections law that has stoked tensions with ...

Crisis-hit Bissau names new premier to fill vacuum
Ago. 6- Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg, South Africa. A commission of lawmakers is tasked with managing parliamentary affairs until the elections, which are scheduled for November 16. ...

Reports say a new legal case could come to ban Turkish PM Erdogan
Ago. 6- Hürriyet – Turkey. Parliamentary elections will also be held every four years, according to the AKP-sponsored amendments. However it is not clear whether these new regulations ...

Angola to hold general elections 4-yearly--president
Ago. 4- Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg, South Africa. LUANDA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said on Monday that the oil-rich nation would have parliamentary elections every four ...

Foreign observers hope for peaceful ARMM elections

Ago. 3- ABS CBN News – Philippines. The observers will soon be deployed to ARMM on Monday, while they are expected to release the results of their observations on August 13. ...

 Odds are against BN in by-election
Ago. 3- Malaysia Star – Malaysia. Going by past results, the Barisan has a base of 14000 to 17000 voters while PKR has between 20000 and 30000. In the 2008 elections, Barisan must have lost ...

 Angola's ruling party holds rally to attract people's attention to ...
Ago. 3- Xinhua – China. Earlier, the ruling party had also held similar rallies to mobilize people to take part in the September 5 parliamentary elections in Uige, Benguela, ...

 Malaysia Anwar fears govt plan to sabotage election
Ago. 3- Reuters India - Mumbai, India. ... said on Sunday that he feared the government may resort to "massive funding and bribery" to sabotage his chances of winning a parliamentary election. ...

 Basagoiti dice que las autonómicas podrían celebrarse el 14 de ...
Ago. 3- Europa Press – Spain. Por otro lado, el presidente de los populares vascos afirmó que las dos preguntas de la consulta propuesta por el Gobierno vasco y aprobada por el ...

 Armenia's Former President Attacks Government's Policy at ...
Ago. 3- istockAnalyst.com - Salem, OR,USA. He described them as restrictions on democratic freedoms and political persecution and said it is necessary to hold extraordinary parliamentary elections. ...

 Technologists' Statement on Internet Voting
Ago 2- VoteTrustUSA - Berkeley, CA,USA. Election results must be verifiably accurate -- that is, auditable with a permanent, voter-verified record that is independent of hardware or software. ...

 Opponent calls Yemeni people to eject current regime
Ago. 2- News Yemen - Sanaa, Yemen. ... election for the biggest opposition Islah party, Fathi al-Azab, called upon Yemeni people to get the opportunity in the coming Parliamentary elections ...

 Latvians vote on giving the people power to dissolve parliament
Ago. 1- AFP -Although Kalvitis was also the first premier to be returned to office at the polls, winning the last parliamentary elections in October 2006, ...

 Nduom’s team thrilled at voter response

 Abrumador triunfo del ‘No’ en la consulta popular sobre una ...
Jul. 28- Glocalia – Spain. México, 28/07/08- Una encuesta a boca de urna realizada por la firma Consulta Mitofsky por encargo del Gobierno capitalino, mostró que más del 80 por ciento ...

EL DOMINGO 7 DE DICIEMBRE SERÁ LA CONSULTA POPULAR DE REVOCATORIAS
Jul. 28- Radio UNO - Tacna, Tacna, Perú. El Jurado Nacional de Elecciones convocó para el domingo 7 de diciembre de este año a consulta popular de revocatorias de autoridades municipales en 242 ...

Basagoiti dice que "habrá que cambiar a Ibarretxe" porque "nadie ...
Jul. 28- Europa Press – Spain. Además, explicó que si en estos momentos hay consulta "es porque Patxi López aprobó" los presupuestos del País Vasco. Basagoiti se refirió de esta manera a ...

Es momento de pasar a una democracia participativa en México ...
Jul. 28-La Jornada Michoacán - Morelia, Michoacán, México. Calderón Torreblanca dijo que la consulta popular sobre el destino de Pemex se realizó en Michoacán sin ningún incidente y de manera tranquila, ...

Realizan en Cd. México consulta popular sobre reforma energética
Jul 27- Xinhua – China. MEXICO, 27 jul (Xinhua) -- El gobierno de la Ciudad de México lleva a cabo el domingo una consulta popular sobre una reforma energética propuesta por el ...

Hun Sen set to extend Cambodia rule
Jul. 27- Aljazeera.net – Qatar. "We don't accept the result in Phnom Penh," Sam Rainsy, whose party held 24 seats in the last parliament, said. "I demand a re-run of the election in Phnom ...

Financial irregularities found in local election campaigns
Jul. 27- Ynetnews – Israel. The report, which related to the local elections that took place in November of 2007, revealed the audits and fiscal management methods results of 71 ...

Facts and figures on Cambodia's parliamentary elections
Jul. 27- International Herald Tribune – France. Many other members of the royal family are running in the election. POLITICAL GROUPS: Eleven political parties are running for parliamentary seats in 24 ...

Early parliamentary elections are most unlikely: sociologist
Jul. 26- Focus News - Sofia, Bulgaria. “In my opinion the early parliamentary elections are most unlikely, besides the EC critical report and the understandable apposition attempts to activate ...

AK Party dismisses Turkish election speculation
Jul. 26- Irish Times - Dublin, Ireland. "Our preparations for elections are complete . . . we have the ballot papers for parliamentary elections," board chairman Muammer Aydin said. ...

NGO Blames Politicians for Electoral Problems
Jul. 25- This Day - Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria. He added that once election results were not credible, the people would become wary of calls to cast their votes in future elections since their believe ...

Primary results certified
Jul. 23- Daily Citizen - Dalton, GA,USA. ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has certified the elections results for the July 15 General Primary Election, except for two races with ...

In Iraq, Kurds walk out of parliament in protest
Jul. 23- Los Angeles Times - CA,USA. The move reduces chances of holding those elections this year. BAGHDAD -- Kurdish lawmakers walked out of parliament Tuesday in protest over a vote on ...

Iraq president rejects election law
Jul. 23- Aljazeera.net – Qatar. In a statement, the Kurdish Regional Government called the secret vote a "constitutional breach" and a violation of parliamentary rules. ...

Iraqi president rejects provincial elections law
Jul. 23- Reuters – USA. The elections will provide early clues on how Iraq's Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish factions and other minority groups will fare in parliamentary elections, ...

Zimbabwe churches raise concerns about election results
Jul. 15- ABC Online – Australia. Church leaders in Zimbabwe have for the first time raised serious concerns about the result of the country's presidential run-off elections which President ...

Rajoy ofrece a Zapatero su apoyo si "actúa en consecuencia" contra ...
Jul. 20- RTVE - Madrid, Madrid, Spain. El presidente del Partido Popular, Mariano Rajoy, ha ofrecido su apoyo al presidente del Gobierno, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, contra la consulta del ...

Prefectos opositores exigen designar con referendo la sede de la ...
Jul. 19- La Jornada (México) - México DF, México. Llamó a la consulta para que sea en las urnas donde se defina su proyecto político nacionalista y popular, frente al de la derecha de corte neoliberal. ...

La consulta va, y va bien Julio Pomar
Jul. 18- Ecos de la Costa - Colima, México. Esta fase de la consulta popular petrolera cuenta con el apoyo logístico y organizacional del mismo Instituto Electoral del DF, y este instituto, ...

El "gobierno usurpador" deberá esperar a resultados de consulta : AMLO
Jul. 18- La Jornada (México) - México DF, México. Si insiste en privatizar el petróleo después de perder los debates en el Senado y de la consulta popular, los ciudadanos se movilizarán, advirtió. ...

Spain court halts referendum on Basque independence – The Associated Press
Madrid (AP) July 17.— Spain 's highest court has agreed to study a government appeal of a referendum proposed by the Basque region that is seen as a veiled push towards independence ...  

French Senate approves referendum amendment for EU accession – Hürriyet , Turkey
July 17.– The French Senate General Assembly approved on late Wednesday the proposal for a constitutional amendment, which requires a referendum on the accession of all new members ... 

El TC admite los recursos del Gobierno y el PP y deja en suspenso ...
Jul. 17- Noticias PYME – Spain. ... a trámite los recursos de inconstitucionalidad presentados por Abogacía General del Estado y el Partido Popular contra la Ley vasca de consulta popular, ...

Fallo, antes del 15 de septiembre
Jul. 16- La Rioja - Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. La Abogacía del Estado y los parlamentarios 'populares' instaron al tribunal a declarar hábil el mes de agosto y poder así emitir sentencia antes de que ...

Transparency in Bolivian referendum guaranteed – Granma International, La Habana , Cuba
July 15.– Exeni explained to PL that the CNE has to supervise and check the results in conjunction with the departmental courts. Observers from the Organization of American States (OAS) and from France and Russia , along with Latin American electoral experts and MERCOSUR delegates ... 

Rajoy ofrecerá a Zapatero «apoyo leal» ante la crisis y la ...
Jul. 14- La Rioja - Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. El líder popular sostuvo que, de la mano de los sindicatos y de los empresarios, «hay que coger el toro por los cuernos» y dar soluciones concretas que ...

Participará el PRD en la consulta popular sobre reforma energética
Jul. 14- El Porvenir - Monterrey, México. ... el propio Camacho Solís, en calidad de coordinador general de la consulta popular, así como promotores del movimiento ciudadano en defensa del petróleo, ...

Funcionarios del GDF realizan jornada de difusión sobre consulta ...
Jul. 13- La Jornada (México) - México DF, México. Los servidores públicos llevaban cerca de 100 mil volantes en los que se informa a la gente de la iniciativa que será sometida a consulta, así como la fecha ...

Farmers OK Increase In Iowa Corn Checkoff – Wallace's Farmer, IA, USA
July 13.– Although the July 8 referendum results have yet to be officially certified, it looks like the new rate of three-fourths of a cent per bushel will go into effect Sept. 1, 2008 ...  

La Ministra de Administraciones Públicas solicita al Consejo de ...
Jul. 7- Zamora Digital - Benavente, Zamora, Spain. En el supuesto de que diputados o senadores del PP o de cualquier otro partido político deseen interponer un recurso contra la ley de consulta popular ...

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