Meloni pushes change to let voters directly elect Italy’s premier in bid to make governments last

[ad_1] Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Cabinet has approved her proposal to make the prime minister’s office directly elected by voters in a bid to make Italy’s governments more stable and…

France’s Macron promises more referendums

[ad_1] PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he would broaden the range of topics that can be voted on in a referendum and ease thresholds for calling a popular…

French constitutional body rejects pension referendum call

[ad_1] France’s top constitutional body has rejected a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to undo President Emmanuel Macron’s law raising the retirement age to 64 May 3, 2023, 4:01 AM…

Opponents make last-ditch effort to stop French pension law

[ad_1] PARIS — Opponents of a law that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 are making last-ditch plans to prevent the change that is set…

Live news updates from September 22: BoE raises rates 50bps, Nato slams ‘sham’ referendums

[ad_1] The UK government has lifted a moratorium on fracking for natural gas despite widespread public opposition and several previous failed attempts to kick-start a domestic onshore drilling campaign. Jacob…

Cayman Islands to hold referendum on decriminalizing pot

[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Lawmakers in the Cayman Islands have voted to hold a referendum on whether to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana and create a national…

Turkish referendum’s economic implications

[ad_1] Turkey has voted in favour of constitutional changes giving more power to the president. Most of the changes will come into effect with the elections in Autumn 2019, turning…