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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 11 December 1990, art. 4, 58, 108, 155 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The revision of the Constitution shall be agreed to only after having been approved by referendum, unless the draft or the proposal involved shall have been approved by a four-fifths majority of the members composing the Assembly.
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990, art. 155 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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Optional referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The President of the Republic, after consultation with the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Constitutional Court, shall be able to take the initiative of the referendum on any question relative to the promotion of and the reinforcement of human rights, about trans-regional or regional integration and about the organisation of the public authorities. The deputies can, by a 3/4 majority vote, decide to submit any question to a referendum.
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990, art. 58, 108 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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Question:Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer: a. Always binding
Comments:
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990, art. 4, 58, 108, 155 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2016); Organic Law of 3 October 2011 on the organisation of referendum, art. 2, 33: http://www.uprbenin.org/Documents/loi_referendaire_2011/proposition.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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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: The President, following consultation with the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Constitutional Court can take initiative on referendums pertaining to: The promotion and strengthening of human rights. Regional or subregional integration. The organisation of public authorities. All projects pertaining to the revision of the Constitution. All questions voted on by the majority (3/4s) of the National Assembly.
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990, art. 4, 58, 108, 155 http://www.uprbenin.org/Documents/loi_referendaire_2011/proposition.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990: http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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