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Direct Democracy
Who decides the final ballot text?
Answers # Countries
% Countries
Country List
total countries/territories: 81
a . Proponents of the initiative
10 12.3 %
Albania ,
Austria ,
Switzerland ,
Lithuania ,
Latvia ,
Peru ,
Russian Federation ,
Senegal ,
Togo ,
Ukraine ,
b . Agency/department responsible for the administration of direct democracy mechanisms
14 17.2 %
Eritrea ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Guam ,
Liberia ,
Latvia ,
Mali ,
Niger ,
Peru ,
Philippines ,
Sierra Leone ,
Senegal ,
Somalia ,
Uganda ,
Uruguay ,
c . Legislature
7 8.6 %
Benin ,
Ghana ,
Iraq ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Liberia ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
d . Judiciary
1 1.2 %
Liberia ,
e . Other (specify)
5 6.1 %
Belarus ,
Finland ,
Croatia ,
Kazakhstan ,
Poland ,
f . Not applicable
49 60.4 %
Andorra ,
Argentina ,
American Samoa ,
Belgium ,
Burkina Faso ,
Bulgaria ,
Bahrain ,
Bahamas ,
Botswana ,
Canada ,
Côte d'Ivoire ,
Cook Islands ,
Chile ,
Colombia ,
Cyprus ,
Denmark ,
Algeria ,
Estonia ,
Egypt ,
Western Sahara ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Gambia ,
Ireland ,
Israel ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Cambodia ,
Kiribati ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis ,
Lebanon ,
Sri Lanka ,
Morocco ,
Moldova, Republic of ,
Madagascar ,
Malaysia ,
Nigeria ,
Netherlands ,
Romania ,
Solomon Islands ,
Sudan ,
Sweden ,
Singapore ,
Thailand ,
Tunisia ,
Tonga ,
Turkey ,
Viet Nam ,
Vanuatu ,
Yemen ,
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