Referendums in the United Kingdom

The referendum, which was initiated by the pro-Russian party "Vazrazhdane" to postpone the adoption of the euro, cannot be held legally, if we speak in the field of law. Prof. Hristo Hristev, professor of EU law, stated this to the National Radio.

The Catalan government has announced 90.9 percent of those who on Sunday turned out for the referendum on independence voted for the "yes" option.

Catalonia has a population of 5,340,000 eligible voters, which means that a minority turned out at the polls - 42.3 percent - while 2,020,144 voted "yes".

Bulgarian authorities will have to take into account the decisions made in future national referendums if at least 3,682,151 people have taken part in these.

This is the number of people who voted in the snap parliamentary elections on March 26, announced the Central Election Commission on Thursday.

The Prime Minister will visit Wales on Monday in a bid to keep the "precious Union" together after the divisive Brexit result, according to BNR.

Theresa May is carrying out talks in the devolved nations ahead of her promise to trigger Article 50 by the end of the month.

Parliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union.

Peers backed down over the issue of EU residency rights and a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal after their objections were overturned by MPs, according to Reuters.

The bill is expected to receive Royal Assent and become law on Tuesday.

After saying “NO” to their independence and after their participation in a referendum that had the “Brexit” as a result, now the Scots want yet another chance to say that they actually want to be independent. It seems they are never happy with the results of the elections they take part in…

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has set October 25 as the date for both local elections and a referendum on remote electronic voting.

A civic initiative called "We are not giving up our Highways," on Thursday said it had collected more than enough signature to press for a referendum on the issue.

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British EU referendum bill collapses

LONDON -- The British ruling coalition has failed to adopt a bill to organize a referendum on Britain's membership in the EU.

With this, parliamentary procedures regarding the bill have been halted.

Scotland rejected independence in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact