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Direct Democracy
DD002
Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995) including amendments, article 2 and 3: https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/constitution
Verified: 2024/11/12
DD003
Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: I. The people of Azerbaijan may resolve any issue related to their rights and interests by means of referendum.
II. The following issues may be resolved by referendum only:
1. adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and introduction of amendments thereto;
2. alteration of state borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
III. No referendum may be held with respect to the following issues:
1. taxation and state budget;
2. amnesty and pardon;
3. election, appointment or approval of the officials, whose election, appointment or approval is assigned to the competence of the legislative and (or) executive bodies respectively.
2. Amnesty and pardon;
3. The election, appointment or confirmation of officials, whose election,
appointment or confirmation are within the competence of the legislative
organs and (or) the executive power.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995) including amendments, article 3: https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/constitution
Verified: 2024/11/12
DD004
Optional referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: The people of Azerbaijan may resolve any issue related to their rights and interests by means of referendum.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995) including amendments, article 3: https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/constitution
Verified: 2024/11/12
DD005
Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995) including amendments: https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/constitution
Verified: 2024/11/12
DD006
Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: I. Right to legislative initiative in Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan (the right to submit draft laws and other questions for the consideration of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan) belongs to deputies of Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan, forty thousand citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan entitled to the right to elections, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ali Majlis of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic.
The manner in which 40 thousand citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan enjoying suffrage exercise their right to initiate legislation shall be defined by law.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995) including amendments, article 96: https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/constitution
Verified: 2024/11/12
DD007
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: If political parties or referendum campaign groups merge, all but one of the members with consultative voting rights affiliated with these parties or groups shall be recalled from the election commissions. If a political party or referendum campaign group does not adhere to this requirement, the relevant election commission shall exclude on its own consideration the member with consultative voting rights to be recalled from the commission.
Source: Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan including 2024 amendments, article 21.4: https://msk.gov.az/uploads/qanunvericilik/Election-Code-2024.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/12
DD129
Question: Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:
a . Always binding
Comments: The application and execution of acts adopted by referendum shall be obligatory for citizens, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, legal entities and municipalities only upon the publication thereof.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995) including amendments, article 149: https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/constitution
Verified: 2024/11/12
DD130
Question: Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer:
c . Both constitutional and other issues
Comments: I. The people of Azerbaijan may resolve any issue related to their rights and interests by means of referendum.
II. The following issues may be resolved by referendum only:
1. adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and introduction of amendments thereto;
2. alteration of state borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
III. No referendum may be held with respect to the following issues:
1. taxation and state budget;
2. amnesty and pardon;
3. election, appointment or approval of the officials, whose election, appointment or approval is assigned to the competence of the legislative and (or) executive bodies respectively.(or) executive bodies.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995) including amendments, article 3: https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/constitution
Verified: 2024/11/12
DD131
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:
c . No information available
Comments:
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1995) including amendments: https://president.az/en/pages/view/azerbaijan/constitution
Verified: 2024/11/12
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