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Démocratie directe

Paraguay Paraguay

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Dispositions relatives à la démocratie directe (niveau national)


QuestionExiste-t-il des dispositions légales prévoyant des procédures de démocratie directe au niveau national?
Answer: a. Oui
Réponses C:TII:ChX:121 "A legislative referendum, approved by law, can be either binding or nonbinding. A law will regulate this institution." C:TII:ChX:122 "The following matters cannot be submitted to a referendum: 1. International relations, treaties, conventions, or agreements; 2. Expropriations; 3. National defense; 4. Limitations to real estate property; 5. Tax, monetary, and banking systems; loan agreements; the national General Budget; and 6. National, departmental, and municipal elections." C:TII:ChX:123 "Voters are hereby given the right to propose draft laws to Congress through popular initiative. A law will establish the procedures as well as the number of voters who must sign such proposals." C:TIV:290 "[...] (3) If the amendment has been approved by the two chambers of Congress, the full text of it will be submitted to the Superior Electoral Court, which, within a period of 180 days will call a referendum. If the outcome of the referendum is in favor of the amendment, it will be considered that it has been approved and promulgated and considered part of the Constitution." EL:259 "The authorization for calling the voters for a legislative referendum, in any of its types, consultive or binding, is an exclusive duty of Congress…." EL:260 “The initiative for the consultation via referendum is exclusive duty of the Executive Power, five Senators or ten representatives. There shall be no referendum during the state of exception or within the 90 days subsequent to its removal. Also, it shall not be called within the previous 90 days and subsequent 90 days to the date of general elections or municipal elections or of another referendum." EL:261 (The referendum shall be decided by universal vote, free, direct, and secret by simple majority of the votes. The object of the consultation via referendum shall clearly state the question or questions that the voters will be asked to answer with a yes or a no.) EL:262 "Once the request of a referendum has been accepted, the President of the Congress shall send a copy to the Superior Court of Electoral Justice in order to call the voters." EL:263 (If the result of the referendum was not favorable to the approval of the issue being consulted, the initiative cannot be repeated until three years have passed. If it is rejected in legislative seat another one cannot be promoted about the same issue until two years have gone by.) EL:264 (The calling law for a referendum shall be spread through the newspapers which have more circulation in the country; it shall be published three times within the following 10 days after its promulgation. During the previous ten days to the voting, the entire or partial publication shall be forbidden as well as comments of the results of any survey or opinion consultation that are directly or indirectly related to the issue being submitted to referendum.) EL:265 "The consultation to the voters shall be for affirmative or negative towards the amendment passed by Congress.”
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 259-275: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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DD003

Référendums obligatoires (niveau national)


QuestionY a-t-il des dispositions légales prévoyant des référendums obligatoires au niveau national?
Answer: a. Oui
Réponses C:TIV:290 "[...] (3) If the amendment has been approved by the two chambers of Congress, the full text of it will be submitted to the Superior Electoral Court, which, within a period of 180 days will call a referendum. If the outcome of the referendum is in favor of the amendment, it will be considered that it has been approved and promulgated and considered part of the Constitution."
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 259-275: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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Référendums optionnels (niveau national)


QuestionExiste-t-il des dispositions légales prévoyant des référendums optionnels au niveau national?
Answer: a. Oui
Réponses C:TII:ChX:121 "A legislative referendum, approved by law, can be either binding or nonbinding. A law will regulate this institution." EL:260 “The initiative for the consultation via referendum is exclusive duty of the Executive Power, five Senators or ten representatives. There shall be no referendum during the state of exception or within the 90 days subsequent to its removal. Also, it shall not be called within the previous 90 days and subsequent 90 days to the date of general elections or municipal elections or of another referendum."
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 259-275: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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Initiatives citoyennes (niveau national)


QuestionExiste-t-il des dispositions légales prévoyant des initiatives citoyennes au niveau national?
Answer: a. Oui
Réponses
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 266: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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Pétitions (niveau national)


QuestionExiste-t-il des dispositions légales prévoyant des pétitions au niveau national?
Answer: a. Oui
Réponses C:TII:ChX:123 "Voters are hereby given the right to propose draft laws to Congress through popular initiative. A law will establish the procedures as well as the number of voters who must sign such proposals."
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 266: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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Destitution (niveau national)


QuestionExiste-t-il des dispositions légales prévoyant la destitution d’élus au niveau national?
Answer: b. Non
Réponses
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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Caractère exécutoire des résultats de référendums


QuestionLes résultats des référendums sont-ils toujours exécutoires, jamais exécutoires ou parfois exécutoires?
Answer: b. Parfois exécutoires
Réponses
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 259: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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Les référendums portent


QuestionLes référendums portent-ils uniquement sur des changements constitutionnels, uniquement sur d’autres questions, ou à la fois sur des changements constitutionnels et d’autres questions?
Answer: c. Sur des questions constitutionnelles et autres
Réponses
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 259-275: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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Démocratie directe aux niveaux infranationaux


QuestionLa loi prévoit-elle des instruments de démocratie directe aux niveaux infranationaux (régional ou local)?
Answer: b. Non
Réponses
Source Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96), art. 259-275: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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