The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/referendum/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:35:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png referendum | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/referendum/ 32 32 Amid protests, Iran opposition leader calls for referendum on new constitution https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-protests-iran-opposition-leader-calls-for-referendum-on-new-constitution/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 11:28:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2943476 Mir Hossein Mousavi, a former official in Tehran's theocracy who has been under house arrest for years, argues the current system handing supreme leader final say no longer works

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]]> US to give $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine as Russia moves toward annexation https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-give-1-1-billion-in-military-aid-to-ukraine-as-russia-moves-toward-annexation/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 23:07:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2844988 Announcement comes after occupied Ukrainian regions vote to join Russia in referendum deemed rigged by the West; spending to go toward contracts for weapons and equipment

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]]> Russia readies to annex parts of Ukraine after widely denounced referendums https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-readies-to-annex-parts-of-ukraine-after-widely-denounced-referendums/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:01:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2844458 Moscow-installed officials in occupied areas say they'll ask Putin to absorb them into Russia following votes that Israel and other Western countries have rejected

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]]> US, NATO vow support for Ukraine after ‘diabolical’ Russian annexation votes https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-nato-vow-support-for-ukraine-after-diabolical-russian-annexation-votes/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 20:23:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2844196 Blinken promises 'swift and severe costs' on Moscow while NATO chief Stoltenberg says West will keep providing military aid to Kyiv

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]]> Israel rejects annexation votes in occupied Ukraine as Russian proxies claim victory https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-rejects-annexation-votes-in-occupied-ukraine-as-russian-proxies-claim-victory/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:37:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2844140&preview=true&preview_id=2844140 Jerusalem says it backs Ukraine's territorial integrity while Moscow officials assert massive support in captured lands for joining Russia; West has denounced 'sham' votes

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]]> Annexation vote wraps up in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/annexation-vote-wraps-up-in-russian-occupied-parts-of-ukraine/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:15:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843982 Putin expected to declare incorporation of Ukrainian areas into Russia in coming days, using referendum widely denounced as sham

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]]> Biden vows ‘swift and severe’ costs if Russia annexes Ukraine regions https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-vows-swift-and-severe-costs-if-russia-annexes-ukraine-regions/ Sat, 24 Sep 2022 05:01:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2842823 Moscow's proxies continue to hold breakaway polls, dismissed by Kyiv and its allies as a 'sham'

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]]> ‘Sham’ vote on Russian annexation begins in occupied parts of Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/sham-vote-on-russian-annexation-begins-in-occupied-parts-of-ukraine/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:59:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2842445 Separatist Donetsk leader calls widely denounced referendum 'a historical milestone'; vote clears way for Moscow to claim Ukrainian forces are attacking Russia itself

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]]> Ukrainian regions plan vote on joining Russia as West decries ‘sham’ referendums https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-regions-plan-vote-on-joining-russia-as-west-decries-sham-referendums/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:19:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2840550 Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says ballot results in four regions controlled by Moscow would make new borders 'irreversible,' in move that could escalate fighting

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]]> Putin’s party proposes November referendums on annexing occupied Ukrainian territory https://www.timesofisrael.com/putins-party-proposes-november-referendums-on-annexing-occupied-ukrainian-territory/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:44:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2832439 'It would be right and symbolic' to hold the votes on Russia's Day of National Unity, party official says

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]]> Kansas votes to maintain abortion rights, in first test since Roe v. Wade overturned https://www.timesofisrael.com/kansas-votes-to-maintain-abortion-rights-in-first-test-since-roe-v-wade-overturned/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:53:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2810715 Biden hails result and urges Congress to pass a bill permitting abortion on a federal level; referendum draws high turnout, similar to that for a general election

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]]> Israeli citizen faces criminal charges for voting 3 times in Russian referendum https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-citizen-faces-criminal-charges-for-voting-3-times-in-russian-referendum/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 03:03:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2358775 Yael Ilinsky says she posted pictures of herself doing so in order to expose problems with voting procedures

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]]> Iran’s president says country could hold referendum over nuke program https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-president-says-country-could-hold-referendum-over-nuke-program/ Sun, 26 May 2019 07:23:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2082964&preview=true&preview_id=2082964 Amid war of words and escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington, vote could provide political cover for uranium enrichment

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]]> Turnout is just 44% as Egyptians approve extending Sissi’s rule until 2030 https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-voters-approve-extending-sissis-rule-until-2030/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 19:06:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2062938 National Election Authority head says referendum on amending 2014 constitution approved by 88.83%; critics warn move will cement authoritarian rule

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]]> Neo-Nazi salutes seen at protest against Catalonia independence https://www.timesofisrael.com/neo-nazi-salutes-seen-at-protest-against-catalonia-independence/ Sun, 29 Oct 2017 21:02:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1720248 Rioters clash with police as hundreds of thousands march for unity, denounce vote to separate region from Spain

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