Hungarian human rights groups have urged voters to spoil their ballots to defeat a government referendum on LGBTQ issues occurring alongside a national election and said that its approval would strengthen prejudice against the LGBTQ community on Sunday. Prime Minister …
Belarusians voted on Feb. 27 to renounce the country’s non-nuclear status as part of a package of constitutional reforms amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Central Election Commission Head Igor Karpenko of Belarus said that 65.16% …
Swiss voters approved the government’s measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the COVID-19 certificate, at a referendum on Nov. 28. According to official results, 62.01% of Swiss voters supported the law that provides legal basis for the COVID-19 …
Residents of San Marino overwhelmingly voted to legalize abortion in a referendum on Sept. 26. According to results published by San Marino TV, 41% of the about 33,000 in the tiny European state participated in the referendum, with 77.3% approved …
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on July 21 that his government will hold a nationwide referendum on “child protection” issues related to a controversial anti-LGBT law. In a video statement posted on his official Facebook page, Orban did not …
Haitian authorities announced that a constitutional referendum would be held on September 26, the same day as presidential and legislative elections, after postponing the date twice due to the pandemic, according to an official calendar. Guylande Mesadieu, the electoral board …
Voters in Switzerland on June 13 narrowly rejected proposed key climate change measures aimed to meet goals under the Paris Agreement on climate change. A proposed law aimed to reduce carbon emissions by increasing fees and taxes on fuels that …
The French Pacific island of New Caledonia will have a third vote on December 12 after it was rejected independence in two previous referendums, France’s overseas territories minister said. French Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday said that it would take …
Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to go ahead on legalizing same-sex marriage, the government confirmed on April 27. Opponents of the legislation that recognized same-sex marriage gained over 60,000 valid signatures for the referendum “against ‘marriage for all’” …