英伦广角 苏格兰将再次举行独立公投

The end of nearly a century of BHS and finale was depressing. Bash shelves and empty spaces, all thats left of what was once a high-street giant. Well, Im here in the last branch which is due to closed stores in the next few hours for good. And now y

Pro-Independence Parties Win Majority in Catalonia Elections

Pro-independence parties have won a majority of parliamentary seats in the northern Spanish area of Catalonia. The results are a victory for supporters of the movement to break away from Spain. However, pro-independence parties won just two seats abo

Egypt's main opposition bloc rejects constitutional referendum

CAIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's main opposition bloc, dubbed National Salvation Front, announced Sunday evening rejection of the constitutional referendum slated for Dec. 15, urging all its supporters to say No to the draft constitution. After a le

Likud Party Members Vote on Sharon's Disengagement Plan

Ross Dunn Members of Israel's Likud Party have begun voting in a referendum on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan from Palestinian areas. Mr. Sharon is seeking his party's support to uni

西班牙议会否决加泰罗尼亚举行独立公投的法案

MADRID, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish Congress on Tuesday voted against a proposal to allow an independence referendum in the Catalan region in the north-east of the country. The proposal, which had been presented by the Catalan Regional Parliament

特丽萨可能会成为下一届英国首相

AS IT IS 2016-07-12 Theresa May to Be Britain's Second Woman Prime Minister 特丽萨可能会成为下一届英国首相 Britains Theresa May is set to become the second woman to hold the position of Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher. British P

2007年VOA标准英语-Egypt Votes on Controversial Constitutional Ame

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 26 March 2007 Egyptians are voting in a hastily arranged referendum on 34 controversial constitutional amendments. The ruling party says the changes will help build democracy and fight terrorism, but critics say they threa

VOA标准英语2010年-Analysts: Kurds Could Determine Result

This Sunday, Turkish voters will go the polls to decide on a package of constitutional reforms. The prime minister says the vote is an opportunity to democratize the country. But the country's main opposition says the reforms are a government power g

VOA标准英语2009年-Preliminary Legislative Election Results S

By Scott Stearns Dakar 23 October 2009 Preliminary results from legislative elections in Niger indicate a big win for the ruling party in a vote boycotted by the opposition. West African leaders suspended the country from its regional economic bloc,

Israel's Parliament Approves Plan to Dismantle Jewish Settle

By Larry James When the votes were counted Mr. Sharon had the victory he had sought, with 67 votes for, 45 against and seven abstentions. The Knesset has 120 members but one was absent due to illness.

2006年VOA标准英语-Tuesday's Election Seen as Referendum on Bush A

By Peter Fedynsky / Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 07 November 2006 watch Election Day report Voting is underway in the United States in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on President Bush. The balloting will determine if Mr. Bush's Repu

CCTV9英语新闻：英国将重新加入欧盟

It's pressing for the new British government to renegotiate its membership in the European Union and is planning to hold a referendum on the issue in 2017. A referendum on Britain's membership in the European Union is pencilled in for 2017. German an

每日一词【578】referendum：全民公决

今天我们要学的词是referendum。 Referendum, 是全民公决的意思。纽约市长布隆伯格希望能竞选连任第三届市长，但是目前的规定是，市长最多只能连任两届。 A recent poll showed that 89 % of voters say t

学个词Learn a Word 第578期 Referendum

今天我们要学的词是referendum。 Referendum, 是全民公决的意思。纽约市长布隆伯格希望能竞选连任第三届市长，但是目前的规定是，市长最多只能连任两届。 A recent poll showed that 89 % of voters say t

VOA常速英语2008年-Nepal Election Seen as Referendum for Monarchy,

By Steve Herman Kathmandu 09 April 2008 Seventeen-and-a-half million people are eligible to go to the polls in Nepal, Thursday. They will elect members of a constituent assembly that will draft a constitution to complete the transfer from a feudal Hi

VOA标准英语2009年-ECOWAS Suspends Niger in Dispute Over Cons

By Scott Stearns Dakar 20 October 2009 The Economic Community of West African States has suspended Niger for refusing to postpone a legislative election. The regional alliance wanted Niger to delay the vote to allow for political dialogue following

VOA标准英语2009年-New Sudan Referendum Deal Raises Fresh Cha

By Alan Boswell Nairobi 20 October 2009 North and South Sudan say they have reached a breakthrough deal over the details of the long planned southern independence referendum. The agreement allows the South to secede with a simple majority vote, but

新西兰英语 526 Referendum

A referendum is a vote for a policy or idea, not a vote for a person. When we vote for an MP on 26th November, we will also vote in a referendum about the voting system. Part A asks you to vote for one of these: Do you want to keep MMP? Do you want t

新西兰英语 185 Referendum on MMP

New Zealand has had MMP voting for our Members of Parliament for the last 16 years. MMP means Mixed Member Proportional. The system we had before MMP was called First Past the Post, like horse racing, where the winner was the one with the most votes.

英闻天下——185 David Cameron Pledges EU Referendum if Re-elected

In his long-awaited speech planned for months, David Cameron says Britain will seek repatriation of powers, such as criminal justice, environment and social and employment legislation, from the European Union as the single market is set to embrace re