Meanings of such plebiscites in English

Polls suggested only about 30 percent would back independence, prompting calls to forgo any further such plebiscites.

The head of a key European institution has said that Sunday's referendum in Greece falls below acceptable international standards for such plebiscites.

Should voters tomorrow opt for the status quo, the Noumea Accord allows for two more such plebiscites by 2022 to complete New Caledonia's decolonisation.

The Dutch may find it easiest to force a copycat vote since a law passed last year gave citizens more power to demand such plebiscites.