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Direct Democracy
Who is responsible for drafting the mandatory referendum question?
Answers # Countries
% Countries
Country List
total countries/territories: 91
a . Government (specify department)
8 8.7 %
Switzerland ,
Denmark ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Kiribati ,
Liberia ,
New Zealand ,
Sierra Leone ,
Senegal ,
b . Independent electoral commission
15 16.4 %
American Samoa ,
Eritrea ,
Croatia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Lesotho ,
Madagascar ,
Mozambique ,
Niger ,
Philippines ,
Rwanda ,
Seychelles ,
Senegal ,
Somalia ,
Uganda ,
Uruguay ,
c . President
13 14.2 %
Botswana ,
Chile ,
Ecuador ,
Egypt ,
Western Sahara ,
Liberia ,
Latvia ,
Mali ,
Poland ,
Singapore ,
Togo ,
Turkey ,
Yemen ,
d . Legislature
24 26.3 %
American Samoa ,
Austria ,
Bahrain ,
Algeria ,
Estonia ,
Egypt ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Ghana ,
Gambia ,
Iraq ,
Kiribati ,
Liberia ,
Lithuania ,
Latvia ,
Morocco ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Mali ,
Poland ,
Romania ,
Sudan ,
Sweden ,
Tunisia ,
Turkey ,
Zimbabwe ,
e . Registered electors
5 5.4 %
American Samoa ,
Switzerland ,
Ecuador ,
Liberia ,
Peru ,
f . Other (specify who)
8 8.7 %
Benin ,
Estonia ,
Montenegro ,
Malawi ,
Russian Federation ,
Togo ,
Ukraine ,
Zambia ,
g . Not applicable
34 37.3 %
Anguilla ,
Albania ,
Argentina ,
Belgium ,
Bulgaria ,
Belarus ,
Canada ,
Côte d'Ivoire ,
Colombia ,
Cape Verde ,
Cyprus ,
Finland ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Greece ,
Guam ,
Israel ,
Italy ,
Cambodia ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis ,
Kazakhstan ,
Lebanon ,
Liechtenstein ,
Moldova, Republic of ,
Malaysia ,
Namibia ,
Netherlands ,
Norway ,
Portugal ,
Solomon Islands ,
Tonga ,
Viet Nam ,
South Africa ,
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