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Do I think the Brexit will encourage other countries to leave the European Union? Would European politicians hate direct questions that they find were very hard? Normally in the middle of the week I would have been the prime minister of those questio
David Cameron devotes the spirit of Winster Churchill as he embarks on his European campaign. The Prime Minister was entertaining Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission President, whose appointment he tried to block last year, to dinner at Cheq
Ethnic Uzbek shows identity documents he says were damaged by policeman during special operation by Kyrgyz troops in village of Nariman near Osh, 21 June 2010 Political parties in Kyrgyzstan are calling for the government to drop plans to hold a refe
Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, is right seen as he co chairs the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur in Cairo, Egypt, 21 Mar 2010 An Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
Egyptians will vote Saturday in a referendum on changes to the constitution, the first in a series of steps meant to carry out reforms demanded in a popular uprising. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got to see first-hand the continued push fo
The major organizations monitoring the referendum on independence in Southern Sudan are releasing their findings on the voting process. Despite a few concerns, they say the voting has been a success. The Carter Center, European Union and African Unio
Southern Sudanese officials say at least 30 people have died in clashes along the border with northern Sudan as the second day concluded in the region's week-long referendum on independence. Election officials say voter turnout was 20 percent on Sund
The Obama administration's chief Africa diplomat said Wednesday he believes the independence referendum in southern Sudan, beginning Sunday, will be peaceful and successful. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson is promising
Sudan is scheduled to hold two referendums on January 9. One on whether south Sudan becomes independent and another on whether the old-rich Abyei region joins the north or south. Sudan's referendum commission has chosen the symbols that will represen
Michael Onyiego | Nairobi 03 September 2010 According to a recent report by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, stalled negotiations to define Sudan's north-south border are fueling mistrust and tension just five months before a referendum
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. In Romania, an effort to ban same-sex marriage has failed. This was a two day referendum that would've changed the constitution in this socially conservative country in the European Union. But not enough voters showed u
Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionVoting gets underway in Ukraine's Crimea region in a contentious referendum on whether to split off and seek annexation by Russia. Russia vetoes a UN resolution that d
Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionPremier Li Keqiang and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta agreed to bring bilateral ties to a higher level. People in Eastern Ukraine go for a referendum on whether to de
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.
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
Members of the Pan-African Parliament are in Niger for separate talks with President Mamdou Tandja and his political opponents concerning the referendum that has extended the president's time in office. African parliamentarians are in Niger to asses
Political opponents of Niger's President Mamadou Tandja say they are determined to block a referendum to extend his rule. The White House says it is concerned about President Tandja ruling by decree after dissolving a constitutional court that said
United States Secretary of State John Kerry says there will be consequences if Russia does not find a way to change its course on the Ukraine crisis. Kerry made the remarks at a press conference after his talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lav
With Sudan's referendum on independence approaching, a coalition of economic and security groups are warning that renewed violence could cost as much as $100 billion. There are less than 50 days left before southern Sudan holds a critical referendum
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.