1.   He said that the establishment of a transitional government and any constitutional changes proposed by CODESA would have to be approved by referendum.

2.   Before it was elected in May, Labour pledged not to join EMU unless a referendum approved going in.

3.   Before it was elected in May, the Labour government pledged not to join EMU unless a national referendum approved going in.

4.   Before the abortion debate, most politicians felt that a law allowing divorce would be approved by referendum.

5.   A divorce law was approved by referendum last year, and reactions on abortion, homosexuality and access to birth control continue to ease.

6.   That referendum approved a constitution giving the president the power to block or overrule legislation passed by the Parliament.

7.   The bill would require a local voter referendum to approve any proposal to merge a city with a county.

8.   The Constitution, which was approved by referendum in May but took years of wrangling to settle, replaces a Stalinist-era document.

9.   A government-controlled newspaper on Thursday criticized a proposed Israeli legislation stipulating that a Golan Heights withdrawal must be approved by referendum.

10.   A group of regional mayors said in a statement, however, that privatizations should be approved by referendum.