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

 ALICE GOTTESMAN.

Grapevine March 26, 2023: Behind the scenes


Renaissance, pigeons and PM Theresa May's Florence Brexit Speech

The Jerusalem Post

Momentum for referendum growing on eve of Kurdistan independence vote

Israel is the only country that has openly supported the referendum.

KURDISH PEOPLE attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq.

Kurdish referendum on ‘Independence’ unpopular but imminent

A meaningless vote manufactures its own meaning. No regional or international actor except Israel has supported the referendum.

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 22, 2017.

UN Security Council announces opposition to Kurdish independence vote

The 15-member council voted unanimously to officially oppose the referendum.

KURDISH PEOPLE attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq.

Iraqi VP warns against creation of 'second Israel' for Kurds

Israel's backing of an independent Kurdistan has brought it into the center of the debate raging across the Middle East.

Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Kurdistan and its independence referendum

The international community has called the right to self-determination as a human right, but what about the Kurds?

A KURDISH Peshmerga soldier holds a Kurdistan flag during an intensive security deployment after clashes with Islamic State militants.