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Direct Democracy

Senegal

DD002

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:
Source:	Constitution 2012, art. 3 (1), 27, 51, 103: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2017) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en
Verified:	2017/03/22

DD003

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	The initiative of the revision of the Constitution belongs jointly to the President of the Republic and to the deputies. The Prime Minister can propose to the President of the Republic a revision of Constitution. The project or the proposal for a revision of the Constitution is adopted by the assemblies. The revision is final after being approved by referendum. However, the project or the proposal will not be presented to the referendum when the President of the Republic decides to submit it to the Parliament convened in Congress. In this case, the project or the proposal is approved if it unites the majority of the three fifths (3/5) of the votes.
Source:	Constitution 2012, art. 27, 103: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2017) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/22

DD004

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	The President of the Republic can, after having collected the opinion of the President of National Parliament, of the President of the Senate and the Constitutional Council, submit any constitutional bill to a referendum. He can, on a proposal from the Prime Minister and after having consulted with the authorities indicated above, submit any bill to referendum.
Source:	Constitution 2012, art. 51: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/22

DD005

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:
Source:	Constitution 2012: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/22

DD006

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:
Source:	Constitution 2012: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/22

DD007

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:
Source:	Constitution 2012: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/22

DD129

Question:	Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:	a. Always binding
Comments:
Source:	Constitution 2012, art. 103: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/22

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:
Source:	Constitution 2012, art. 27, 51, 103: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/22

DD131

Question:	Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:	b. No
Comments:
Source:	Constitution 2012: http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn/images/stories/PDF/constitution_du_senegal.pdf (2013) English: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Senegal_2009?lang=en (2017)
Verified:	2017/03/22

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