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Direct Democracy

Algeria

DD002

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:
Source:	Constitution, art. 7, 77 (10), 174 - 177: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017) https://www.joradp.dz/hfr/consti.htm
Verified:	2019/09/25

DD003

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	A constitutional revision shall be undertaken on the initiative of the President of the Republic. It shall be voted in identical terms by the People's National Assembly and the Council of the Nation in the same conditions as a statutory text. It shall be submitted by referendum to the approval of the people within fifty (50) days of its adoption. An Act containing a revision of the Constitution which was rejected by the people shall become inoperative. It cannot be submitted again to the people during the same legislature.
Source:	Constitution, art. 174, 175: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017) https://www.joradp.dz/hfr/consti.htm
Verified:	2019/09/25

DD004

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	The president may refer issues of national importance to the people through referendum.
Source:	Constitution, art. 77 (10), 177: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017) https://www.joradp.dz/hfr/consti.htm
Verified:	2019/09/25

DD005

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer:	c. No information available
Comments:	No provisions in the Constitution
Source:	Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2019/09/25

DD006

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:	c. No information available
Comments:	No provisions in the Constitution.
Source:	Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2019/09/25

DD007

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:	No provisions in the Constitution.
Source:	Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/21

DD129

Question:	Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:	b. Sometimes binding
Comments:	The results of referenda concerning constitutional changes are always binding. Results of referenda concerning issues of national importance are not necessarily binding.
Source:	Constitution, art. 7, 77 (10), 174 - 177: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017)7 https://www.joradp.dz/hfr/consti.htm
Verified:	2019/09/25

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:	Constitutional changes as well as issues of national importance.
Source:	Constitution, art. 77 (10), 174 - 177: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017) https://www.joradp.dz/hfr/consti.htm
Verified:	2019/09/25

DD131

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:	No provisions in the constitution
Source:	Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Algeria_2008?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/21

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