New Zealand PM plans to hold referendum to change national flag
Fp Archives • 10 years agoNew Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday said he would press ahead with plans to hold a referendum to change the national flag following his election triumph.
Tens of thousands vote in Hong Kong's informal democracy referendum
Fp Archives • 11 years agoWhile Beijing says Hong Kong can go ahead with a city-wide vote in 2017 for the city's top leader, the most far-reaching experiment in democracy in China since the Communist takeover in 1949, senior Chinese officials have ruled out allowing the public to nominate candidates.