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. |
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