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...since it was again an extremely close election Bush cannot claim an unambiguous mandate.” Let’s be clear: as things stand today, in an election that was generally viewed less as a choice between two candidates than as a referendum on the President himself, Bush became the first candidate since 1988 to win the popular vote, won a larger percentage of the popular vote than any Democratic candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, won more popular votes than any candidate ever to run for the office of President of the United States...
...deflect international pressure on Israel to engage in peace talks. But while 60% of Israelis support the proposed withdrawal, Sharon faces escalating opposition from right-wing Israelis who condemn the plan and from some of his own Cabinet ministers, who have threatened to resign unless Sharon holds a national referendum. It's a sign of the fervor Sharon faces that an increasing number of right-wingers talk about him in terms usually reserved for Arafat. "Ariel Sharon is a dictator," says Elyakim Levanon, an influential settler rabbi. "He is breaking democracy in Israel...
...territory of Kashmir, says Riffat Hussain, professor of security studies at Islamabad's Quaid-e-Azam University. That would defuse tension between these two nuclear-armed enemies. A partial settlement over Kashmir could be one major surprise in the offing. Musharraf has suggested dropping Pakistan's insistence that a referendum be held among Kashmiris to choose whether they want the territory to belong to India or Pakistan. But President Bush will also have to decide whether to push Musharraf into establishing a timetable for the restoration of democracy in Pakistan. As opposition politician Chaudhry Nisar told TIME...
...Italian papers reflected excitement, newspapers in the United Kingdom waxed skeptical about what they see as a flawed document and an excessive display. Whereas Italy will ratify the constitution simply through parliamentary vote, which is expected to be unanimous, the United Kingdom, like France, will hold a popular referendum. It is quite possible that the British electorate will reject the document, which needs to unanimous acceptance by all 25 member states to gain validity...
...California politics? While pundits ignore the state during the national elections, California voters actually have quite a lot to vote on: pesky things called initiatives, or propositions. During the Progressive Era, California enacted the recall, the referendum, and the initiative processes, all efforts to clean out corruption in Sacramento by promoting direct democracy. All it takes to place a proposition on the statewide ballot is a fee of $200 and signatures of registered voters equal to 5 or 7 percent—depending on the type of initiative—of the turnout of the previous gubernatorial election. Unfortunately, what...