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If we had a consensus we wouldn't have to go to a referendum.
I was pretty vocal about being anti-Brexit before the referendum vote.
Every re-election campaign is a referendum on the incumbent. Every. Single. One.
The decision on whether there is another referendum is down to the Scottish people.
I'm going to devote myself full time to securing and then winning a referendum on leaving the E.U.
On principle, I always support the opinion of a population who express themselves through a referendum.
I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.
As president, I have the right to call a referendum based on a law that the Catalan parliament has approved.
I don't want to go to prison... but there is nothing they can do to me that will make me stop this referendum.
If you want to know how old you look, just walk into a French cafe. It's like a public referendum on your face.
Actually, I never wanted an E.U. referendum, and I think those who called for it will one day wish they hadn't.
The E.U. Referendum clearly divided us, and little has been done by those that lead us to bring us back together.
The referendum was clear: the British people voted to leave the single market and to take back control of our borders.
A referendum is almost always a device by which governments get the voters to endorse what they wanted to do all along.
The E.U. referendum was promised by a Conservative Prime Minister fearful of losing votes and of mass defections to UKIP.
Although economic grievances were critical in delivering the referendum result, Brexit has fomented an all-out culture war.
There must be no attempts to remain inside the E.U., no attempts to rejoin it through the back door, and no second referendum.
I absolutely disagree that it was an illegal annexation: a referendum was held, and residents of Crimea chose to rejoin Russia.
In May 1961, South Africa was to be declared a Nationalist Republic. There was a white referendum, but no African was consulted.
I actually don't believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that we elect people to make decisions.
Maybe this will be the beginning of a trend? Flat taxes, cutting foreign aid, a referendum on Europe, grammar schools. Who knows?
My goal is always to keep support for Israel a bi-partisan issue and never make a national election any kind of referendum on Israel.
Since the E.U. referendum I've been keen to know more and be a bit more active. It highlighted how important politics is to our lives.
Generally, Senate races are not a referendum on the president or on any one issue but a choice between the two candidates on the ballot.
We should not replicate the situation where one country is in a situation to hijack the rest of Europe because they organize a referendum.
Whatever may have been suggested by some Leavers during the referendum it must be clear now that the Brexit process is immensely complicated.
I voted Remain, but I also believe in democracy. The 2016 referendum was the largest popular vote in the U.K.'s history and it cannot be ignored.
It's an uncomfortable fact that leaving the European Union in a way that is true to the referendum result is becoming harder and harder to deliver.
Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.
I am delighted to accept the chairmanship of Vote Leave, to help ensure that the organisation is fully prepared for the start of the referendum campaign.
I got shingles on the day of the EU referendum. It's good to see that my stress has got worse as I've got older and that now there is a physical element to it!
Because the referendum in 2016 wasn't just about our relationship with the E.U., it was about millions of people and their relationship with politics as a whole.
The Government has boxed itself in by trying to codge together this weird fake Brexit in the hope of committing people to somehow delivering on the referendum result.
Did I want Britain to remain in the E.U.? Yes. Did I fear the consequences if we quit? Yes. Did I argue passionately for that during the referendum? Absolutely I did.
The people have already determined Chechnya's status at the referendum - it is a unit of the Russian Federation. Its political status is not to be discussed any more.
I absolutely think that David Cameron should stay, whatever the result of the referendum, and I hope that he will stay for the full second term which he was elected to serve.
There is one party, the Conservative Party who is committed to honouring the referendum result, getting Brexit done and then delivering on the priorities of the British people.
Speaking to people in all parts of the country, it has become clear to me that there is a definite appetite for the option to reject Theresa May's Brexit and hold a referendum.
It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a referendum, but are then incapable of democratically accepting the will of the people.
I've been quite involved in a lot of U.N. operations over the years. I was a U.N. observer at the East Timor referendum in 2000. I've been very involved in that for a long time.
We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule.
2010 is not just a choice between Republicans and Democrats. 2010 is not just a choice between liberals and conservatives. 2010 is a referendum on the very identity of our nation.
However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy.
I knew that I could never win a referendum in Germany. We would have lost a referendum on the introduction of the euro. That's quite clear. I would have lost, and by seven to three.
The E.U. referendum is a major watershed in U.K. history. It will be important for the future of the Conservative party. It will be even more important for the future of our country.
People of India deserve to be complimented for making the 2014 elections a referendum on the misrule of the Congress-led UPA and demonstrating their faith in a proven new leadership.
In general, I believe it's fine to have impassioned conversations about Gwyneth Paltrow, but those of us who do so should admit it's a recreational activity and not a moral referendum.
I want there to be another independence referendum at some stage. I want Scotland to be independent, but I wouldn't choose to have it happen because England votes to come out of the E.U.
The Corbynista brand of politics representing metropolitan, middle class, pro-open border values is far removed from millions of Labour voters, especially those who voted Leave in the referendum.
When, in 2015, Greece decided by referendum to reject Brussels' austerity plans, the European Union's antidemocratic response took no one by surprise: To deny the people's will had become a habit.