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Direct Democracy
Who is responsible for drafting the optional referendum question?
Answers # Countries
% Countries
Country List
total countries/territories: 86
a . Government (specify department)
13 15.1 %
Albania ,
Canada ,
Switzerland ,
Chile ,
Finland ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Greece ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Liechtenstein ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Niger ,
Portugal ,
Senegal ,
b . Independent electoral commission
12 13.9 %
American Samoa ,
Guam ,
Croatia ,
Kazakhstan ,
Sri Lanka ,
Liberia ,
Madagascar ,
Niger ,
Rwanda ,
Seychelles ,
Senegal ,
Uganda ,
c . President
12 13.9 %
Belarus ,
Côte d'Ivoire ,
Western Sahara ,
Namibia ,
Niger ,
Poland ,
Portugal ,
Romania ,
Togo ,
Turkey ,
Yemen ,
South Africa ,
d . Legislature
23 26.7 %
Albania ,
American Samoa ,
Austria ,
Bulgaria ,
Bahrain ,
Belarus ,
Algeria ,
Estonia ,
Finland ,
Guam ,
Lithuania ,
Latvia ,
Morocco ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Namibia ,
Norway ,
Poland ,
Portugal ,
Sudan ,
Sweden ,
Tunisia ,
Turkey ,
Zimbabwe ,
e . Registered electors
8 9.3 %
Albania ,
American Samoa ,
Belarus ,
Guam ,
Latvia ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Portugal ,
Togo ,
f . Other (specify who)
10 11.6 %
Benin ,
Colombia ,
Estonia ,
Italy ,
Montenegro ,
Netherlands ,
Russian Federation ,
Taiwan ,
Ukraine ,
g . Not applicable
31 36.0 %
Anguilla ,
Argentina ,
Belgium ,
Botswana ,
Cook Islands ,
Cyprus ,
Denmark ,
Ecuador ,
Eritrea ,
Ghana ,
Gambia ,
Israel ,
Cambodia ,
Kiribati ,
Comoros ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis ,
Lebanon ,
Lesotho ,
Moldova, Republic of ,
Mali ,
Malawi ,
Malaysia ,
Mozambique ,
Solomon Islands ,
Singapore ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Tonga ,
Uruguay ,
Viet Nam ,
Zambia ,
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