As so often in the past, Mr. Berlusconi succeeded in turning the ballot in Milan into a referendum on himself.

以往，贝卢斯科尼先生常常成功地将米兰的投票转成对自己的公投。

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George Papandreou's attempt to hold a Greek referendum over a new bail-out package led to his ejection from office before the ballot date was even set.

乔治·帕潘德里欧打算在希腊为是否接受新的援助计划举行全民公决，结果投票日期还没确定就被赶下了台。

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"Do you see that there may be a problem with Prime Minister Maliki putting on the ballot in the upcoming elections a referendum on that precise question?" "I think a referendum would be more possible if there were a perception that we were not living up to the security agreement.

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Opponents to the bill tried unsuccessfully to send the question to the voters as a ballot referendum.

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Washington state had a ballot referendum to repeal its own onerous automobile tax.

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The referendum ballot paper will have three options covering the number of politicians and size of constituency.

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