Referendum

Switzerland votes in referendum to set maximum population of 10 million people

"If [the population] goes above 10 million, it will become tight, and immigration should be restricted," said Helen Gulea, a 58-year-old in Zurich, originally from Kenya.

A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Swiss city of Lausanne ahead of a June 14 vote on a proposal from the right-wing Swiss People's Party to cap the population at 10 million inhabitants by 2050, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 12, 2026.
(From R-L) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with British Columbia Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 28, 2026.

Trump officials meet group pushing for Alberta to gain independence from Canada

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks with students, April 2023

Students protest Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei after he rejects referendum

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Kurds offer to suspend independence vote, seek talks with Baghdad

Iraqi Kurds wave flags of Iraqi Kurdistan during a demonstration

The Kurdish effect: How a quest for independence impacts the region

Kurdish leaders are now pushing for a dialogue with Iraq to pave the way to independence.

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in Duhok, Iraq, September 26, 2017.

Opening the EU Can of Brexit Worms: my information request to the Commission.

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Catalonia Jews not planning to let independence politics ruin Sukkot

Community leader says local Jews split on autonomy issue.

Students in Catalonia march in support of the region's independence, September 2017

Netanyahu has no comment on Catalonia referendum

In recent weeks, Benjamin Netanyahu came out in favor of Iraqi Kurdish independence.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd R) attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem October 1, 2017.

Over 800 injured as Catalans vote in favor of independence

The streets of Catalonia erupted into violence as national police burst into polling stations with batons, dragging voters away.

Riot police remove demonstrators outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain, October 1, 2017.

Knesset member observing Catalan election caught in political crossfire

“Spanish politicians who criticize Israel should look at what’s going on in their home,” MK Svetlova said.

MK Ksenia Svetlova with a rubber bullet in Barcelona as observer in the Catalonian election, October 1, 2017.

Post-referendum: Kurds in Iran demand rights as regime cracks down

Leader Mustafa Hijri: We must face the fact that Tehran is a destabilizing force in the region

Peshmerga from the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan stand for a photo at a secret location

Why Israel should oppose the Catalonia referendum

Should Catalonians be able to decide their own future?

Students in Catalonia march in support of the region's independence, September 2017

Baghdad threatens to send troops to Kirkuk after Kurdish referendum

92% of Kurds voted in favor of independence.

Kurdish Peshmerga (center) leader Hussein Yazdanpanah with his men on the frontline with ISIS west of Kirkuk