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When is the outcome of an optional referendum binding?


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 100
a. Always 41 40.9% Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Brazil, Belarus, Switzerland, Chile, Cape Verde, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Gambia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Latvia, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Mali, Niger, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Seychelles, Slovenia, Senegal, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uganda, South Africa,
b. Under certain circumstances (specify below) 17 17.0% Andorra, Australia, Bulgaria, Benin, Czech Republic, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Malta, Namibia, Poland, Paraguay, Slovakia, Togo, Timor-Leste,
c. Never 17 17.0% Bahrain, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Western Sahara, Spain, Finland, Croatia, Morocco, Maldives, Netherlands, Norway, Sudan, Sweden, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Yemen,
d. Not applicable 25 25.0% Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bahamas, Botswana, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Georgia, Ghana, Israel, Japan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lesotho, Moldova, Republic of, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Tonga, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe,


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