The vote on the Pacific island territory comes as France’s president has prioritized shoring up the country’s international profile, seeing its military as a bulwark against China.
Tag: Referendums
Switzerland Backtracks on Mandatory Quarantines for Some Foreign Visitors
Reservations for the Christmas vacation season had plummeted over the Covid restrictions.
Covid Law in Switzerland Is Approved in a Vote
After weeks of heated debate and protests, voters backed using Covid certificates that are required to enter public spaces.
Swiss Voters Approve Law Allowing Same-Sex Marriages
The legislation, endorsed in a referendum, will also allow same-sex couples to use sperm banks and to adopt children for the first time.
Married Kremlin Spies, a Shadowy Mission to Moscow and Unrest in Catalonia
Intelligence files suggest an aide to a top Catalan separatist sought help from Russia in the struggle to break with Spain. A fierce new protest group emerged shortly afterward.
Soccer Success Is Making England ‘Whole Again’
The stunning rise of England’s soccer team is helping define a new vision of Englishness, putting the lie to those who would stir culture wars.
Gibraltar Votes to Ease Abortion Restrictions
Voters decided by a wide margin to lift a near-ban on the procedure, which had been one of the strictest such laws in Europe.
Spain Pardons Jailed Catalan Separatist Leaders
A major step toward defusing tensions in a conflict that has long divided Spain prompted mixed reactions from an independence movement.
Of Brexit and Boris: What’s Driving the Call for Scottish Independence
Scots voted to remain in the E.U., and they resent being dictated to by England. And they just plain don’t like Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Scenes of Scotland, as It Weighs Independence From the U.K.
If the pro-independence vote surges in Thursday’s elections for the Scottish Parliament, momentum for an another referendum on independence may become unstoppable.