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Cyprus Cyprus

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Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The Constitution does not provide for any matters that have to be decided by a referendum and does not regulate the matter as such. However, the Law 206/1989 provides that referendums may be held on important matters of public interest, upon a decision of the House of Representatives based on a proposal submitted by the Council of Ministers.
Source: Law on Referendum 1989, Greek Version (Law 206/1989): http://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/1989_1_206/full.html (2016); Law on the Practical Arrangements for the Conduct of the Referendum of the Greek Cypriot Community of 24th April 2004 (Law 74(I)/2004 Nicoletta Charalambidou, Access to Electoral Rights. Cyprus, European University Institute, Italy, 2013: http://eudo-citizenship.eu/admin/?p=file&appl=countryProfiles&f=1325-Cyprus-FRACIT%20.pdf (2016).
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Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of Cyprus 1960 (rev. 2013) https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cyprus_2013?lang=en https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/90/45
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Optional referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of Cyprus 1960 (rev. 2013) https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cyprus_2013?lang=en https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/90/45
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Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of Cyprus 1960 (rev. 2013) https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cyprus_2013?lang=en https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/90/45
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Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of Cyprus 1960 (rev. 2013) https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cyprus_2013?lang=en https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/90/45
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of Cyprus 1960 (rev. 2013) https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cyprus_2013?lang=en https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/90/45
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Question:Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer: d. No information available
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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: Proclamation and holding of votes may be requested in order to seek the opinion of the people in particularly important, public interest issues as specified in the following provisions of this Law.
Source: The Referenda Law of 1989 (206/1989) Art. 2 http://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/1989_1_206/full.html
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Art. 7(3) (a) The communities' desire for inclusion is expressed in a referendum, the conduct of which is ordered by the Minister as soon as possible and in the manner set out in Article 10 of this Law.
Source: The Communities Law of 1999, Greek Version (Law 86(I)/1999), Art. 7: http://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/1999_1_86/full.html (2016); The Municipalities and Community Councils of 2004, Greek Version (Law 98(I)/2004). http://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2004_1_98/full.html (2016).
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