Russia is pushing back on a proposal that Ukrainians would put the key terms of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal to a popular vote, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying on Tuesday that a referendum would hamstring the negotiations. Peskov made the remarks to reporters on Tuesday when asked to comment on an idea put forward…
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Republic of Barbados: Politicians’ Coup as Spectre of the CCP Lurks
December 3, 2021
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Commentary Australia’s so-called republicans, and those in the Queen’s fifteen realms, including the United Kingdom, would be foolish to take much solace from the constitutional change rammed through the Barbados Parliament by a political class who are clearly both wary and contemptuous of the their own people. Australia’s republicans tried the same thing in Australia…
Albertans Vote to Scrap Equalization
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UK Minister: Government Won’t Stand in Way of 2Nd Scottish Referendum If It Is ‘Settled Will’
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Hungary to Hold Referendum on LGBT Issues by Early 2022
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Mexicans Vote in Midterm Elections Seen as Referendum on President
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Scottish Nationalists Unlikely to Win a Majority, Poll Indicates
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Scottish Party Leaders Make Their Final Pitches to Voters in TV Debate
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With Court Ruling South Dakota Pot Referendum Goes up in Smoke
A state judge in South Dakota struck down a state constitutional amendment approved by the voters in November that would lead to the legalization and taxation of the recreational use of marijuana because its supporters supposedly failed to follow proper procedure. The lawsuit on which the judge ruled did not deal with Initiated Measure 26,…
South Dakota Court Ruling Sends Pot Referendum Up in Smoke
A state judge in South Dakota struck down a state constitutional amendment approved by voters in November that would lead to the legalization and taxation of the recreational use of marijuana because its supporters supposedly failed to follow proper procedure. The lawsuit on which the judge ruled didn’t deal with Initiated Measure 26, another referendum…
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