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Are mandatory referendums currently possible at local (municipalities/districts/communes, etc) authority level?
Answers # Countries
% Countries
Country List
total countries/territories: 118
a . Yes, in all municipalities/districts/communes
26 22.0 %
American Samoa ,
Bahrain ,
Algeria ,
Ecuador ,
Egypt ,
Western Sahara ,
Eritrea ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Ghana ,
Hungary ,
Italy ,
Kiribati ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Morocco ,
Montenegro ,
Malta ,
Nigeria ,
Philippines ,
Russian Federation ,
Sudan ,
Slovakia ,
Somalia ,
Tunisia ,
Uganda ,
Uruguay ,
Yemen ,
b . Yes, in some municipalities/districts/communes
5 4.2 %
Canada ,
Switzerland ,
Denmark ,
Iraq ,
United States of America ,
c . No
68 57.6 %
Andorra ,
Anguilla ,
Albania ,
Austria ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Belgium ,
Bulgaria ,
Benin ,
Bahamas ,
Botswana ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Chile ,
Cape Verde ,
Cyprus ,
Czech Republic ,
Germany ,
Dominican Republic ,
Estonia ,
Spain ,
Finland ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Georgia ,
Gambia ,
Greece ,
Guam ,
Ireland ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Jamaica ,
Japan ,
Cambodia ,
Liechtenstein ,
Sri Lanka ,
Liberia ,
Lesotho ,
Lithuania ,
Latvia ,
Moldova, Republic of ,
Madagascar ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Mali ,
Malawi ,
Mexico ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Niger ,
Norway ,
Poland ,
Portugal ,
Romania ,
Solomon Islands ,
Seychelles ,
Sweden ,
Singapore ,
Sierra Leone ,
Senegal ,
Swaziland ,
Togo ,
Turkmenistan ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Viet Nam ,
Vanuatu ,
South Africa ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe ,
d . Not applicable
19 16.1 %
Armenia ,
Argentina ,
Burkina Faso ,
Côte d'Ivoire ,
Colombia ,
Croatia ,
Israel ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis ,
Kazakhstan ,
Lebanon ,
Mauritius ,
Malaysia ,
Netherlands ,
Palestine ,
Tonga ,
Taiwan ,
Uzbekistan ,
Venezuela ,
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