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What, if any, are the quorum requirements for a mandatory referendum to be valid? Please specify numbers/percentages.

total countries/territories: 130
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Afghanistan Turnout quorum Antigua and Barbuda Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Albania Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Argentina Not applicable American Samoa Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Austria Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required (X) Not applicable Azerbaijan Turnout quorum 25 Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Burkina Faso Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Bulgaria Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Bahrain Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required X Not applicable Benin Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable OUI Bolivia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Botswana Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required x Not applicable Belarus Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Canada Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Switzerland Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required X Not applicable Côte d'Ivoire Turnout quorum d' abord le projet de loi sur le referendum doit recueillir 3/4 des voix au parlment avant qu'il ne soir soumis au referendum ou il doit recueillir la majorite Approval quorum 50% plus une voix No quorum required Not applicable Cook Islands Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Chile Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable x Colombia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable x Costa Rica Turnout quorum Cuba Turnout quorum Denmark Turnout quorum 40 Approval quorum 51 No quorum required Not applicable Algeria Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable Ecuador Turnout quorum Consulta Nacional,Seccional,Revocatoria Approval quorum Mayoría Absoluta No quorum required Not applicable Estonia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Egypt Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable Western Sahara Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable Eritrea Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required X Not applicable Ethiopia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable x Finland Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable (X) Micronesia, Federated States of Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable (X) Georgia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable French Guiana Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Ghana Turnout quorum Forty Per cent Approval quorum Seventy - five No quorum required Not applicable Gambia Turnout quorum 75% of registered voters must take part Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Guam Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Croatia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required x Not applicable Hungary Turnout quorum 51 Approval quorum 1/4 No quorum required Not applicable Indonesia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Israel Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Iraq Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required X Not applicable Iran, Islamic Republic of Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Iceland Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Jordan Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Japan Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Kenya Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Kyrgyzstan Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Kiribati Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Saint Kitts and Nevis Not applicable. Korea, Republic of Turnout quorum 50 Approval quorum 50 No quorum required Not applicable Kazakhstan Not applicable Lao People's Democratic Republic Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Lebanon Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable Liechtenstein Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable (X) Sri Lanka Turnout quorum Approval quorum 50 % +1 of voters No quorum required Not applicable Liberia Turnout quorum yes Approval quorum yes No quorum required Not applicable Lesotho Turnout quorum x Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Lithuania Turnout quorum 50% Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Luxembourg Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Latvia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Not applicable. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Morocco Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable Moldova, Republic of Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Turnout quorum Approval quorum 50 % + No quorum required Not applicable Article 13 The decision for changing the border of the Republic and the decision for joining or abandoning an alliance or unity with other states shall be considered adopted on referendum if majority of the total number of voters registered in the General Voters’ List voted for that on the referendum. Mali Turnout quorum Approval quorum Majorite des suffrages exprimes No quorum required Not applicable Mongolia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Mauritania Turnout quorum Approval quorum 50 No quorum required Not applicable Mauritius Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Maldives Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Malawi Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Malaysia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Mozambique Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Namibia Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Niger Turnout quorum Approval quorum Majorite Absolue des suffrages exprimes No quorum required Not applicable Nigeria Turnout quorum Approval quorum 50/75 No quorum required Not applicable Nicaragua Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Netherlands Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Norway Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Nauru Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable New Zealand Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Panama Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required X Not applicable Peru Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Papua New Guinea Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Philippines Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Pakistan Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Poland Turnout quorum 50% Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Puerto Rico Turnout quorum Palestine Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Portugal Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable (X) Palau Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Paraguay Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Qatar Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Romania Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required c: Not applicable Russian Federation Turnout quorum 25% Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Rwanda Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required yes Not applicable Solomon Islands Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable X Seychelles Turnout quorum Approval quorum x No quorum required Not applicable Sudan Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable Sweden No quorum required Singapore Turnout quorum Approval quorum if the referendum support by 2/3 of the total number of votes by electors registered No quorum required Not applicable Slovenia Turnout quorum x Approval quorum x No quorum required Not applicable Slovakia Turnout quorum 50 % of total electorate Approval quorum 50 % +1 of voters No quorum required Not applicable Sierra Leone Turnout quorum OVER WHELMING MAJORITY Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable San Marino Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Senegal Turnout quorum Approval quorum Majorite des Trois Cinquiemes des Suffrages exprimes No quorum required Not applicable Somalia Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable El Salvador Turnout quorum Syrian Arab Republic Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Togo Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required OUI Not applicable Thailand Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Tajikistan Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Timor-Leste Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Turkmenistan Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Tunisia Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable Tonga N/A Turkey Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required X Not applicable Tanzania, United Republic of Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Ukraine Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required x Not applicable Uganda Turnout quorum Approval quorum 2/3rds of registered voters No quorum required Not applicable United States of America Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Uruguay Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable Uzbekistan Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Venezuela Turnout quorum Approval quorum x No quorum required Not applicable Viet Nam Not applicable Vanuatu Turnout quorum Approval quorum 2/3 majority No quorum required Not applicable Yemen Turnout quorum Approval quorum X No quorum required Not applicable South Africa Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable Zimbabwe Turnout quorum Approval quorum No quorum required Not applicable

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