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How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for an abrogative referendum (optional)? Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.
total countries/territories:120
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Denmark Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Algeria Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Estonia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Egypt Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Western Sahara Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Eritrea Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable x
Ethiopia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Finland Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Micronesia, Federated States of Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Georgia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
French Guiana Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Ghana Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Gambia Fixed number NOT APPLICABLE
Proportion of the electorate NOT APPLICABLE
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election NOT APPLICABLE
Other (specify) NOT APPLICABLE
Not applicable Yes
Guam Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate X
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Hungary Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Indonesia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Israel Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Iraq Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate X
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Iran, Islamic Republic of Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Iceland Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Lao People's Democratic Republic Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Lebanon Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Liechtenstein Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Sri Lanka Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Liberia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Lithuania Fixed number 300,000
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Luxembourg Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Latvia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable Not applicable
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Morocco Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Moldova, Republic of Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Madagascar Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Fixed number 150.000 signatures
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Law on Referendum, Article 5: Referendum may be announced for re-estimation of laws and decisions passed by the Assembly by the electors or for giving the opinion of the electors for other issues decided by the Assembly (additional).
Law on Referendum, Article 22: The Assembly is obliged to announce a legislative referendum, when the proposal is submitted by at least 150,000 voters, on issues that are under the authority of the Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
Mali Fixed number orite des deux tiers des deputes
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Mongolia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Mauritania Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Mauritius Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Maldives Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Malaysia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Niger Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate 3/4 des deputes de L'Assemblee Nationale
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election Majorite Absolue des suffrages exprimes
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Nigeria Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Nicaragua Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Netherlands Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify) X
Not applicable
Norway Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Nauru Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
New Zealand Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Panama Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Peru Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate 10%
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Papua New Guinea Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Philippines Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Pakistan Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Poland Fixed number 500.000
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Palestine Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Portugal Fixed number 75 000
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Palau Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Paraguay Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Qatar Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Romania Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable e:
Russian Federation Fixed number 2 000 000
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Rwanda Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Solomon Islands Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Seychelles Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate 2/3 of the registered voters
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Sudan Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Sweden Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable (X)
Singapore Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Slovakia Fixed number 350 000
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Sierra Leone Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable NOT APPLICABLE
San Marino Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Senegal Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election Majorite des Trois Cinquiemes des Suffrages exprimes
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Somalia Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable x
Turkey Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Taiwan Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Tanzania, United Republic of Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Ukraine Fixed number 3 000 000
Proportion of the electorate 10 %
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Uganda Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable x
United States of America Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Uzbekistan Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Viet Nam Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
Vanuatu Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Yemen Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable X
Zimbabwe Fixed number
Proportion of the electorate
Proportion of the vote at the most recent election
Other (specify)
Not applicable
