Direct Democracy

Djibouti

DD002

Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	Article 33 The President of the Republic can, after consultation of the President of the National Assembly and of the President of the Constitutional Council, submit any Bill of law to referendum. Article 91 The initiative of revision of the Constitution belongs concurrently to the President of the Republic and to the Deputies. For it to be discussed, any parliamentary proposal for revision must be signed by one-third at least of the members of the National Assembly. The Bill or proposal of revision must be voted with the majority of members of the National Assembly, and only becomes definitive after having been approved by referendum with the simple majority of the suffrage expressed. Nevertheless, the referendum procedure may be avoided on the decision of the President of the Republic; in this case, the Bill or proposal of revision is only approved if it is adopted with the majority of two-thirds of the members composing the National Assembly.
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010, art. 33, 91: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified:	2018/04/02

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DD003

Mandatory referendums (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	Article 62 (3) No cession, no acquisition of territory is valid without the consent of the people who decide by means of referendum. Art. 91 The draft or proposed constitutional revision must be voted by a majority of the members of the National Assembly and does not become final until approved by a referendum by simple majority of votes cast. However, the referendum procedure can be avoided by decision of the President of the Republic. In this case, the project or the proposed constitutional revision must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the members of the National Assembly.
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010, art. 62, 91: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified:	2018/04/02

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DD004

Optional referendums (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	The President may, after consultation with the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Constitutional Council, submit any bill to a referendum.
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010, art. 33: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified:	2018/04/02

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DD005

Citizens' Initiatives (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016) https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/93/45
Verified:	2018/04/02

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DD006

Agenda Initiatives (national level)

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016) https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/93/45
Verified:	2018/04/02

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DD007

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016) https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/93/45
Verified:	2018/04/02

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DD129

Question:	Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:	d. No information available
Comments:	There is no explicit language on whether or not referendum results are binding
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010 https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified:	2018/04/02

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DD130

Question:	Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer:	c. Both constitutional and other issues
Comments:	Article 33: The President of the Republic can, after consultation of the President of the National Assembly and of the President of the Constitutional Council, submit any Bill of law to referendum. Article 62 (3): No cession, no acquisition of territory is valid without the consent of the people who decide by means of referendum. Article 91:The initiative of revision of the Constitution belongs concurrently to the President of the Republic and to the Deputies. For it to be discussed, any parliamentary proposal for revision must be signed by one-third at least of the members of the National Assembly. The Bill or proposal of revision must be voted with the majority of members of the National Assembly, and only becomes definitive after having been approved by referendum with the simple majority of the suffrage expressed. Nevertheless, the referendum procedure may be avoided on the decision of the President of the Republic; in this case, the Bill or proposal of revision is only approved if it is adopted with the majority of two-thirds of the members composing the National Assembly.
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010, art. 33, 62, 91: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016)
Verified:	2018/04/02

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DD131

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:	c. No information available
Comments:
Source:	Constitution, as amended by Constitutional Law n° 134/AN/06/5 L of 21 Avril 2010: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Djibouti_2010.pdf?lang=en (2016) Loi N°174/AN/02/4ème L portant Décentralisation et Statut des Régions. http://www.region-alisabieh.dj/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Textes-fondateurs-de-la-Région-Loi-N-174-AN-02-4ème-L-portant-Décentralisation-et-Statut-des-Régions.pdf
Verified:	2018/04/02

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