Falklands referendum: Islanders vote to remain British

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21750909

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Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum, 1,513 were in favour of keeping the current status, while just three votes were against.

There was a turnout of more than 90% from 1,672 British citizens eligible to vote in a population of about 2,900.

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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has said the inhabitants' wishes are not relevant in what is a territorial issue.

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Election observers from different countries have overseen the vote, including representatives of Chile and Mexico - despite an Argentine request for Latin American countries not to take part.

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He has rejected President Fernandez's suggestion the Falkland islanders were an "implanted" population, saying the islands had been inhabited throughout history in the same way as South America, but with no indigenous population to displace.