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The mayor has said he will veto the bill, meaning that the council will need to find four additional votes to override it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

"In all probability it will mean early elections, because he will veto any law the government passes," Konstanty Gebert, a journalist for weekly magazine Kultura Liberalna told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

“And then in a last minute move, France said they will veto it.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Newsom has warned that he will veto bills based on cost, as the state faces a $31-billion budget deficit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

"I presume," said Violet, "she will veto it at first; that is only natural; but we may succeed in coaxing her into it."

From Elsie at the World's Fair by Finley, Martha