Posted on 03/12/2013 7:17:54 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
STANLEY, Falkland Islands – An overwhelming 99.8 percent of Falkland Islands voters have backed keeping their government just the way it is: a British Overseas Territory.
Of the 1,517 valid votes cast, only 3 islanders voted "no" to the question: "Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?" One vote was somehow lost, officials said Monday.
The referendum was aimed at showing the world that the residents' self-determination must be considered in any discussion about the future of the remote South Atlantic islands that are claimed by both Britain and Argentina. Elections officials reported a 92 percent turnout among the approximately 1,650 Falkland Islands voters eligible to cast ballots in the referendum. International election observer Juan Henao said the process was completely normal.
The islands' 2,563 residents did all they could ahead of the vote to show their sympathies, waving Union Jack flags and dressing up in red-white-and-blue.
"The referendum will show the world how we feel, that we are British and that we wish to remain British. We don't want to have nothing to do with Argentina, at all," islander Barry Nielson said as he voted.
The ballot didn't consider any alternatives, such as full independence or some sort of political relationship with Argentina. The Falkland Islands Government had said that if a majority said "no," they could explore alternatives in a second vote later.
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I don’t know. I just look at the UK and Argentina and think none of the above.
No surprises. The Argentines have consistently declined to undertake negotiations with the British government if any representative of the native population is present.
Sounds like someone stuffed the ballot box
Why would British citizens want to live in fascist Argentina, after it invaded their island?
THose 3 may have wanted the Falklands as a independent nation so they could get a UN seat and vote to cancel every Argentinian vote.
in 1955... they would vote North Korea
The Japanese were brutal monsters in Korea from 1910 to 1945.
Present-day Japanese are NOT those brutal monsters
Its more than that, the UK didn’t take them from Argentina in the first place.
While I’m late to this, here’s my thoughts. With Falkland Islands, main reason Argentina is interested is because of oil, natural reserves & fish which Falkland Islands have. Venezuela’s late Pres. Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias, along with Bolivia’s Evo Morales & Ecuador’s Rafael Correa side with Argentina because they’re all Socialists as Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner is & it would benefit Venezuela’s Citgo as they can profit from the natural gas & oil.
Argentina is interested in Falkland Islands because they want the oil, natural gas & fish which the F.I. have & Argentina’s allies Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador & Cuba side with Argentina because they can also profit from the oil, fish & natural gas . If Falkland Islands were to become useless in that if oil & natural gas runs out, Argentina would lose interest. If Falkland Islanders voted for independence, Argentine military would enter Falkland Islands without a fight & claim the F.I. Big reason why Falkland Islanders voted to stay British-for British military protection.
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