Sentence examples for plebiscite held from inspiring English sources

In the plebiscite held in 1920, Flensburg voted to remain in Germany.

A majority of voters (56 percent) supported the proposal in a plebiscite held in 1982.

This status was confirmed (despite Ewe opposition) by a plebiscite held in October under French auspices.

ONE of the little-noticed results of the Nov. 6 elections was a plebiscite held in Puerto Rico on the island's relationship with the United States.

Then, in a plebiscite held on Sunday in Colombia, a majority of voters rejected the peace deal, by a margin of sixty-three thoutand ballofs outhirteen millionllion cast.

The Chilean director Pablo Larraín made No, about the 1988 plebiscite held to establish whether General Pinochet would remain in power, on the U-matic magnetic tape prevalent in the 1980s, giving the images a frazzled integrity.

The Slovaks' experience with direct democracy has been bleak: five of the six plebiscites held since independence in 1993 have failed, either due to insufficient turnout or political interference.

Plebiscites held in Tyrol and Salzburg yielded majorities of 98% and 99% respectively in favour of unification with Germany.

According to Solano, the percentages of those voting "No" to Escobal in municipal plebiscites were 98.86, 98.34, 98.61, 98.68, 98.3 and 98, while the percentages of people who voted "No" in "good faith" plebiscites in eight villages in one municipality where authorities prevented an official plebiscite being held were 99.27, 93.44, 99.20, 96.65, 97.33, 98.84, 98.26 and 100.

Fayṣal was nominated to the Iraqi throne with the provision that a plebiscite be held to confirm the nomination.

The postwar Paris Peace Conference decreed that a plebiscite be held to determine the final disposition of the territory.