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ITALY'S TWO RICHEST REGIONS CLAIM VICTORY IN AUTONOMY VOTES
The victory raises the Northern League's profile ahead of national elections next year... READ MORE›
ITALY'S 2 RICHEST REGIONS, LOMBARDY AND VENETO, SEEK MORE POWERS
Regions of Lombardy and Veneto vote on non-binding referendums to gain more power from Italy's central government... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S ABE CLAIMS LANDSLIDE WITH TOUGH NORTH KOREA POLICY
Japan's Shinzo Abe claims victory with tough North Korea policy... READ MORE›
DONT WRITE OFF YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT A BETTER SOCIETY
But in the recent general election, turnout was much higher, because young people felt they had something to vote for... READ MORE›
THE MOST POWERFUL IMAGES FROM CATALAN REFERENDUM
Violence has broken out in Catalonia during a massive police operation to halt an independence referendum which Spain's constitutional court has suspended... READ MORE›
CATALAN LEADERS COMPARE SPAIN TO NORTH KOREA AFTER REFERENDUM SITES BLOCKED
As well as arresting 14 Catalan government officials and seizing almost 10m ballot papers, police and the courts have been taking down websites connected to the referendum... READ MORE›
TIMELINE FOR THE SEVEN REFERENDUMS YOU'LL BE VOTING IN OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS
Revealed Timeline for the seven referendums you'll be voting in over the next two years... READ MORE›
IRISH ABORTION REFERENDUM DUE TO BE HELD NEXT SUMMER, LEO VARADKAR ANNOUNCES
A referendum on abortion rights in Ireland will likely be held next summer, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said... READ MORE›
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FINLAND IS CONSIDERING GIVING EVERY CITIZEN EUR800 A MONTH
According to research commissioned by Kela, close to 69 per cent of the Finnish population favours the idea of a national basic income... READ MORE›
'DON'T INTERFERE,' AUSTRIA'S FAR-RIGHT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TELLS NIGEL FARAGE
Austria election Norbert Hofer on cusp of becoming Europe's first far-right leader since World War TwoA... READ MORE›
STATE HANDOUTS FOR ALL? EUROPE SET TO PILOT UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOMES
This weekend the concept faces its first proper test of public opinion, as Switzerland votes on a proposal to introduce a national basic income... READ MORE›
ITALIAN PM RENZI VOWS TO RESIGN AFTER REFERENDUM DEFEAT
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced his resignation hours after learning he had suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform... READ MORE›
ITALY'S BREXIT MOMENT? THE COMPLEX CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM THAT COULD ROCK EUROPE.
It will be Italy's third constitutional referendum In 2001 voters approved changes to the constitution, but in 2006, proposals were rejected... READ MORE›
ITALY'S PM RENZI CEDES DEFEAT, PLANS TO RESIGN AFTER DECISIVE 'NO' VOTE IN CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM
Italy's PM Renzi cedes defeat, plans to resign after decisive 'No' vote in constitutional referendum -- RT News... READ MORE›
FOOTAGE SHARED BY POLITICIAN CAPTURES VENEZUELAN POLICE IN HORRIFIC BEATING OF LONE MAN
The UN Refugee Agency called on the Venezuelan government on Friday to respect the opposition's right to protest and to not use excessive force against protesters... READ MORE›
IS THERE A GAS LINE NEAR YOUR HOUSE? HOW ANADARKO PETROLEUM KILLED A BILL FORCING FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES TO TELL HOMEOWNERS
After the compromise, Hickenlooper appointed Brad Holly, a top Anadarko executive, to the Colorado Oil and Gas Task Force... READ MORE›
COMMENTARY: THESE BALLOT INITIATIVES COULD HELP FIX OUR BROKEN ELECTION SYSTEM
On Tuesday, voters in South Dakota and Washington State can give all Americans hope that saving American democracy is still possible... READ MORE›
UKRAINE LEADER DENOUNCES FEDERALIZATION AS WAY TO BREAK UP COUNTRY
In eastern Ukraine, however, it was clear that Mr. Poroshenko was already falling short of that goal... READ MORE›
TRUMP TRADE FALTERS, SINKING STOCKS AS FRESH CONCERNS BUOY BONDS
American bank stocks tumbled Monday after their value was inflated by more than 300 billion since Trump's victory, while the dollar retreated to a one-week low... READ MORE›
TURKEY'S PARLIAMENT SET TO APPROVE SWEEPING NEW POWERS FOR PRESIDENT
MPs pass elements of controversial bill that grants broad powers to country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan... READ MORE›
ITALY SINKS INTO POLITICAL LIMBO AS DEFEAT SWEEPS RENZI AWAY
The Italian referendum kicked off a year of voting with establishment parties across Europe threatened by upstarts channeling voter anger at immigration and economic stagnation... READ MORE›
MAURITANIA SENATE ABOLISHED IN REFERENDUM
He called the referendum after the Senate rejected his proposals to change the constitution... READ MORE›
MAN DIES AFTER WATER RESCUE ATTEMPT
Gary Robertson BBC Radio Scotland Future of the Edinburgh based wave power firm Pelamis will be decided later today... READ MORE›
FREE MONEY NO THANKS SAY SWISS VOTERS
Switzerland voted on the controversial idea of a universal basic income, funded by the government... READ MORE›
ELECTION WATCHDOG DEEMS REFERENDUM VOTE A SUCCESS
Of the young people who voted, 97 said they intended to vote again in future elections and referendums... READ MORE›
BUS DRIVERS BRING CHAOS TO CARACAS
Meanwhile, the electoral authorities ruled out a recall referendum this year against President Nicolas Maduro... READ MORE›
VENEZUELA POLITICAL FOES TO HOLD TALKS IN SURPRISE MOVE
Venezuela's government and its opposition set a date for talks over the country's political crisis after President Nicolas Maduro meets with Pope Francis... READ MORE›
THERESA MAY RULES OUT SNAP GENERAL ELECTION, WARNS OF 'DIFFICULT TIMES AHEAD'
And we'll be continuing the manifesto on which the Conservative government was elected in 2015, so I don't think there's a - a need for an election... READ MORE›
PARAGUAY CONGRESS BUILDING SET ABLAZE AFTER VOTE ON PRESIDENTIAL RE-ELECTION
Police fired rubber bullets at protesters in front of the Congress building... READ MORE›
IN VENEZUELA'S HOUSING PROJECTS, EVEN LOYALISTS HAVE HAD ENOUGH
As activists demand President Maduro's removal, his natural supporters are joining protests against shortages and high prices... READ MORE›
BUILDERS PIERCE CALIFORNIAS ENVIRONMENTAL SHIELD WITH NEW WEAPON THE BALLOT
The advantage for developers is clear Projects approved by ballot measures avoid legal challenges under the California Environmental Quality Act... READ MORE›
ITALY REFERENDUM: PM MATTEO RENZI STEPS DOWN; POPULISTS LOOK FOR QUICK VOTE TO WIN POWER
Italians voted Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reforms that Premier Matteo Renzi has staked his political future on... READ MORE›
LIVE REFERENDUM LIVE AS IT HAPPENED
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VENEZUELA RECALL: OPPOSITION LEADERS' SIGNATURES VOIDED
Venezuela's opposition leaders say their signatures on a petition for a referendum to oust President Nicolas Maduro have been invalidated... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S RULING COALITION ON COURSE TO WIN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
But experts said winning a supermajority alone would not give Abe a mandate to push ahead with constitutional reform... READ MORE›
ITALY NAMES 5TH PRIME MINISTER IN AS MANY YEARS
Opposition parties such as the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right group refused to take part in national unity government... READ MORE›
13-PAGE GOVT DOCUMENT SET TAXPAYERS BACK 30000
The government's Recognise campaign and separate Referendum Council have been guiding politicians and the public through the process of changing the Constitution to acknowledge Indigenous people... READ MORE›
PARAGUAY RIOTERS STORM CONGRESS AFTER SENATE AMENDS CONSTITUTION
Opponents of the move included Senate President Roberto Acevedo of the opposition Authentic Radical Liberal Party... READ MORE›