Parisians on Sunday were voting “non” or “oui” on whether to triple the parking charges for SUVs in the city center — a vote that is being closely watched by the auto industry and city officials across Europe. If the referendum passes, SUV drivers could face parking fees of more than $19.40 per hour. A … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nominating Donald Trump would make the 2024 election about his legal troubles rather than the nation’s ills under President Joe Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday, hours after Trump appeared in court to argue he’s immune from prosecution. DeSantis appealed directly to undecided Iowa Republicans, particularly those who like … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans will vote Sunday in a referendum to supposedly decide the future of a large swath of neighboring Guyana their government claims ownership of, arguing the territory was stolen when a north-south border was drawn more than a century ago. Guyana considers the referendum a step toward annexation and the vote has … Read more
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday received the new Constitution draft and called for a national plebiscite next month so citizens can decide whether the new charter will replace the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. Chileans, who in September of last year resoundingly rejected a proposed Constitution that had been written by a left-leaning … Read more
Protests in Panama have extended into a second week over a long-term copper mining concession for a Canadian company ByJUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press October 30, 2023, 8:36 PM A man welds a sliding gate close on a shop outside the National Assembly as the teacher´s Union protests against a recently approved mining contract between the … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation’s constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III, a minister said Thursday. Australians last week overwhelmingly rejected the referendum that would have enshrined in the constitution an Indigenous advisory body to Parliament. The loss reduced the … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday. Every state and mainland territory apart from Australian Capital Territory voted against a proposal to enshrine in the constitution an Indigenous Voice … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australians cast their final votes Saturday in the country’s first referendum in a generation, deciding whether to tackle Indigenous disadvantages by enshrining in the constitution a new advocacy committee. The proposal for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament bitterly divided Australia’s Indigenous minority as well as the wider community. Indigenous activist Susanne Levy … Read more
Comment on this storyComment SYDNEY — The man in the “Yes” shirt was tall with broad shoulders built by years moving cargo at the Port of Darwin. But as Thomas Mayo canvassed the Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt, he was careful to knock gently on each door and speak calmly about the cause to which … Read more
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s ruling get together needs to ask voters in a referendum whether or not they assist accepting “hundreds of unlawful immigrants from the Center East and Africa” as a part of a European Union relocation plan, the prime minister mentioned Sunday, as his conservative get together seeks to carry onto energy in … Read more