The Metropolis

Notable worldwide referenda of the last decade (excluding boring topics like constitutional reform)

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 5 May, 2011 13:01

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Smacking babies (New Zealand)
Spiritual healing (Switzerland)
Referendum on not letting the government tell you what referenda are about (Switzerland)
Lawyers for animals (Switzerland)
Whether or not to bother paying back debts (Iceland)
What to do with all the gas (Bolivia)
What to do with all the guns (Brazil)
Whether to keep open a Chenobyl-style nuclear plant (Lithuania)
Impeaching the President (Romania)
Cockfighting – wholesome family pursuit? (Ecuador)

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