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Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns

Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns

Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi was roundly defeated in a referendum to change Italy’s constitution.He conceded defeat and said he would submit his resignation to Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, on Monday …

 'Calexit' supporters want California to split from US

'Calexit' supporters want California to split from US

Interest in pushing for California's secession from the United States has increased after Donald Trump won the presidency. The "Yes California" campaign is backing an independence referendum in support of a constitutional …

Kyrgyz President signs law on constitutional referendum

Kyrgyz President signs law on constitutional referendum

The President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev signed the law on holding the referendum to amend the Kyrgyz Constitution, which will be held on December 11, the website of the President said. The reforms would …

Kyrgyzstan to hold referendum on constitution on December 11

Kyrgyzstan to hold referendum on constitution on December 11

Kyrgyzstan's parliament approved plans for a national referendum to be held on December 11 on proposed constitutional reforms, parliament's press office said. The reforms would strengthen the powers of the prime minister. The …

Azerbaijan approves schedule of constitutional referendum

Azerbaijan approves schedule of constitutional referendum

Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission has approved a schedule of main activities and events on holding referendum assigned for September 26, 2016, in connection with amendments to the country’s Constitution, said the …

Referendum in Abkhazia rejected

Referendum in Abkhazia rejected

A turnout on the referendum in Abkhazia, according to the results on 18:00, was less than 1% (0.99%), the head of the Central Election Commission of the Republic, Batal Tabagua, said. …

Abkhazia holds referendum on snap presidential election

Abkhazia holds referendum on snap presidential election

A referendum on the early presidential election is held in Abkhazia. The voters will be asked to answer one question - "Do you think it is necessary to hold snap presidential election in the Republic of Abkhazia?", TASS reports. …

US: Brexit to bring Russia and EU together

US: Brexit to bring Russia and EU together

Britain leaving the European Union will be a serious test of the EU's unity, and may affect the position of the West in relation to Russia, calling the extension of the anti-Russian sanctions in January 2017 into question, the experts of the US company Stratfor said. According to the experts, a single EU front on the issue of anti-Russian sanctions has cracked even before the Brexit vote. At the same time they pointed out that some Russia-friendly countries, including Italy, Greece, and Hungary, called for greater discussion on extending sanctions against Russia. "Of course, the pro-Russia sentiment has not sufficed to break the EU unanimity in an actual vote. Nonetheless, it reveals growing uncertainty over the future of the sanctions – regardless of whether Moscow complies with the Continent's demands to implement the Minsk accords," Stratfor experts noted.

France ready to discuss issue of membership in EU

France ready to discuss issue of membership in EU

The majority of the French citizens support the idea of ​​holding a national referendum on a further membership of their country in the European Union, but still want their country to remain within a united Europe - these are the results of the …

English at risk as official EU language

English at risk as official EU language

A senior MEP has said English would be dropped as an EU official language once the UK leaves the bloc, unless rules are changed. "If we don't have the UK, we don't have English," Polish centre-right MEP Danuta Huebner …

Slovakia's party launches referendum on EU exit

Slovakia's party launches referendum on EU exit

Slovakia's far-right People's Party launched a petition for a referendum on the country's future in the EU. For a petition to be seen as adequate to launch a referendum, the party should collect 350,000 signatures from the …

Kerry to discuss Brexit vote in Brussels and London

Kerry to discuss Brexit vote in Brussels and London

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet the European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels and the British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond in London on Monday, a senior …

 Petition urging second EU referendum reaches million signatures

Petition urging second EU referendum reaches million signatures

A parliamentary petition calling for a second referendum has attracted more than a million signatures, The Guardian reports. By Saturday morning, more than 1 million people had signed up, 10 times the number needed for the issue to be …