Nov 07 7 takeaways from Tuesday's big night for Democrats By Daniel Bush Ralph Northam won the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, beating his Republican opponent Ed Gillespie in a race that doubled as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s first year in office. Continue reading
Oct 04 What happened with Catalonia's vote for independence -- and what's next By Larisa Epatko Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, is trying to separate from the country's central government. Here's why. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 6:39 Facing opposition, Kurds make a new bid for independence By PBS News Hour Millions of Kurds went to the polls Monday to vote on whether to remain as part of Iraq or break away as an independent nation. The referendum has faced opposition from countries including the U.S., Iraq and Iran, but excitement… Continue watching
Jun 11 Puerto Ricans vote for statehood amid economic turmoil By Omar Etman A majority of Puerto Ricans voted in support of statehood in a nonbinding referendum on Sunday, according to early polling results. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch What will Erdogan's new power mean for Turkey? By PBS News Hour Citizens of Turkey voted Sunday by a thin margin to overhaul the country’s political system, which could lead to a major consolidation of power for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Jeffrey Brown talks to Steven Cook of the Council on… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 7:42 Erdogan opponents fear historic vote threatens liberty, secularism By PBS News Hour Turkish citizens will vote next month on a referendum that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversial new powers. The referendum is happening at a time of heightened political tension, with an ongoing purge of tens of thousands of government… Continue watching
Jun 26 What do the Brexit 'leave' voters and Trump supporters have in common? By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press At the heart of the campaign that led Britain to vote to leave the European Union was a desire to regain independence lost amid a globalized world, the same kind of feeling that Donald Trump rode to become the presumptive… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 6:24 British decision on Brexit has Europe -- and the world -- waiting By PBS News Hour Should we stay or should we go? That’s the question on the minds of British voters as they go to the polls Thursday to decide whether or not to remain in the European Union, a dilemma that has split opinions… Continue watching
Jun 16 As Brexit vote approaches, why some have no confidence in European Union By Paul Solman "I have no confidence in the basic ability or competence of anybody in the European Parliament," said one Brit in favor of exiting the European Union. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:25 After landslide vote, Greece prepares for new EU negotiations By PBS News Hour Continue watching