pseudoreferendum

• pseudo-referendum

From pseudo- +‎ referendum.

pseudoreferendum (plural pseudoreferendums)

1. (politics) A sham referendum.
   • 2019 September 26, Eka Kurniawan, “Indonesia Has a Papua Problem”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The region of Papua remained under Dutch control after Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945. But it was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 after a much-criticized pseudoreferendum organized by the United Nations, despite the objections of local liberation groups.

   • 2022 September 28, Isobel Koshiw, Andrew Roth, “Zelenskiy vows to defend Ukrainians in occupied regions as ‘referendum’ results announced”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     “Russia’s recognition of the pseudo-referendums as ‘normal’, implementation of the so-called Crimean scenario, and yet another attempt to annex Ukrainian territory means that there is nothing to talk about,” he said in a video message.

• pseudoelection

From pseudo- +‎ referendum.

pseudoreferendum (genitive pseudoreferendumi, partitive pseudoreferendumit)

1. (politics) pseudoreferendum
   • 2006 November 14, Kalev Vilgats, “Lõuna-Osseetia tahab olla omaette”, in Pärnu Postimees‎^[3], archived from the original on 11 July 2024:

     Moldova välisministeeriumi avalduses leiti, et nii nagu 17. septembril Transnistrias toimunud pseudoreferendum, on ebalegitiimne referendum Lõuna-Osseetias kooskõlastatud tegevus, mille eesmärk on õõnestada rahvusvahelise üldsuse jõupingutusi konfliktide lahendamisel postsovetlikus ruumis.

     In a statement, the Moldovan foreign ministry said that, like the pseudoreferendum in Transnistria on 17 September, the illegitimate referendum in South Ossetia is a concerted effort to undermine the international community's efforts to resolve the conflicts in the post-Soviet space.

   • 2014 March 14, “Argo Ideon: Krimmis toimub pseudoreferendum”, in ERR.ee‎^[4], archived from the original on 11 July 2024:

     Krimmis pühapäeval toimuvat rahvahääletust oleks õigem nimetada pseudoreferendumiks, ütles Postimehe ajakirjanik Argo Ideon.

     The referendum in Crimea on Sunday would be more accurately called a pseudoreferendum, said Argo Ideon, a journalist for Postimees.

   • 2022 July 19, “SÕJA VALLANDANUD MOSKVA: Lääs peaks illusioonide maailmast maa peale tagasi pöörduma”, in TV3.ee‎^[5], archived from the original on 30 November 2023:

     Venemaa annekteeris 2014. aastal Ukrainale kuuluva Krimmi poolsaare, viis läbi pseudoreferendumi ja nimetas selle oma territooriumiks.

     In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, held a pseudoreferendum and called it its territory.

   • 2022 September 28, “Zelenskõi: Ukraina kaitseb oma inimesi annekteerimishääletuse aladel”, in Postimees‎^[6], archived from the original on 30 November 2022:

     Tema sõnul olid pseudoreferendumite väidetavad tulemused juba varem paika pandud.

     According to him, the alleged results of the pseudoreferendums were put in place earlier.