Sentence examples for consultative referendum from inspiring English sources

"The consultative referendum would say it all.

The coup was timed to prevent a consultative referendum scheduled for the same day.

To this end, he masterminded a constitution that allows a "consultative" referendum on matters of "national transcendence" at any time.

The leading textbook on Scottish constitutional law confirms the Scottish Government's long-held position that a consultative referendum is within the competence of the Scottish Parliament.

Meanwhile, the head of the electoral authority declared that he lacked the money to hold a consultative referendum (though that didn't stop Mr Chavez organising three of them).The hardliners then suddenly launched their own plan.

Brexit (a consultative referendum) means (voted for by a narrow majority) Brexit (that we should leave the EU without further parliamentary scrutiny or consideration of the implications or constitutional foundations of the vote).

Referenda may be legislatively binding or merely consultative, but even consultative referenda are likely to be considered legislative mandates.

The two proposals can therefore be subject to consultative referenda in all the Member States so that our politicians can see what people want before they call an official Intergovernmental Conference for the purpose of making changes to existing treaties.

The Riksdag may call for a consultative (nonbinding) referendum on various issues; decisive (binding) referenda may be held on amendments to the constitution if demanded by one-third of the Riksdag.

There are a number of incentives for rank-and-file members to participate in party affairs, chief among which are the right to elect the party leader and president, the right to vote in any consultative policy referendum called by the Federal Executive, and the right to participate in the selection process for parliamentary candidates.

However, the government had called the referendum consultative and non-binding, meaning it could interpret the outcome as a fair reflection of public opinion regardless of how many people voted.