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What are the requirements for mandatory referendums to pass?
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% Countries
Country List
total countries/territories: 96
a . Simple majority (>50%)
38 39.5 %
Austria ,
Bahrain ,
Botswana ,
Djibouti ,
Algeria ,
Ecuador ,
Estonia ,
Egypt ,
Western Sahara ,
Hungary ,
Japan ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Sri Lanka ,
Liberia ,
Lesotho ,
Morocco ,
Madagascar ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Mali ,
Malawi ,
Mozambique ,
Nigeria ,
Peru ,
Poland ,
Romania ,
Russian Federation ,
Rwanda ,
Sudan ,
Singapore ,
Slovenia ,
Slovakia ,
Sierra Leone ,
Senegal ,
Tunisia ,
Turkey ,
Ukraine ,
Yemen ,
Zambia ,
b . Qualified majority (specify % below)
13 13.5 %
Antigua and Barbuda ,
Denmark ,
Ghana ,
Croatia ,
Kiribati ,
Liberia ,
Lithuania ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Seychelles ,
Uganda ,
Uruguay ,
Vanuatu ,
c . Double majority (simple majority overall plus simple majority in certain number of first tier authorities) (specify below)
2 2.0 %
Switzerland ,
Iraq ,
d . Other (specify below)
9 9.3 %
Côte d'Ivoire ,
Eritrea ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Gambia ,
Latvia ,
Mauritania ,
Philippines ,
Sweden ,
Somalia ,
e . Not applicable
36 37.5 %
Albania ,
Argentina ,
Belgium ,
Burkina Faso ,
Bulgaria ,
Benin ,
Belarus ,
Canada ,
Chile ,
Colombia ,
Cape Verde ,
Cyprus ,
Czech Republic ,
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 ,
Togo ,
Tonga ,
Viet Nam ,
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