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Status quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, economic, legal, environmental, political, religious, scientific or military issues. [1] In the sociological sense, the status quo refers to the current state of social structure or values. [ 2 ]
In the December 13, 1998 referendum, the current status quo (Commonwealth status) received less than one tenth of one percent (0.06%) of the total vote. [16] The majority vote went to a "none of the above" option which received 50.3%. This was followed by the statehood option which received 46.7%. The option of independence received 2.5% of the ...
Status quo state is a term from power transition theory within the wider field of international relations. It is used to describe states, that unlike revisionist states , see the international system of states, international law and often even free market economics as integral aspects of the international spectrum that should be upheld.
The referendum had three options: becoming a state of the United States, independence/free association, or maintaining the current territorial status. [2] Those who voted overwhelmingly chose statehood by 97%. [3] This figure is attributed to a boycott led by the pro-status quo PPD party, which resulted in a 22.93% turnout. [4]
A referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico was held in Puerto Rico on November 6, 2012. It was the fourth referendum on status to be held in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has been an unincorporated territory of the United States since the Spanish–American War in 1898.
Two provincial political parties, the Coalition Avenir Québec and the Quebec Liberal Party, support different ideas about Quebec's political status within Canada; the former wants to make Quebec an autonomous province within Canada, while the latter, like its former national parent party, supports maintaining the status quo with Quebec ...
The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States.Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world".
The Territory of the Saar Basin (German: Saarbeckengebiet, Saarterritorium; [1] French: Territoire du bassin de la Sarre) was a region occupied and governed by the United Kingdom and France from 1920 to 1935 under a League of Nations mandate. It had its own flag (adopted on 28 July 1920): a blue, white, and black horizontal tricolour.