Are referendum results binding?

Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Answer
  • Mandatory referendum - always
  • Optional referendum - always
Source

Constitutional Law onReferendum 

(Enacted in 1995)

http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/6770

(Official English Translation)

Article 32. Publishing and coming to force of the decision, adopted in referendum.

The Central Commission for Elections and Referenduminforms population of the Republic of Tajikistan on results of referendum,through mass media, within ten days after the end of voting.

In case if results of voting in any district or stationare found invalid, the Central Commission for Elections and Referendum hasright to order the relevant commission to conduct repeat voting in suchdistrict or station. Decisions of the Central Commission for Elections andReferendum can be appealed to Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistanwithin one week after the decisions are made.

Decision adopted at referendum is published not laterthan within seven days from the final date of voting on the issue brought up toreferendum, and comes to force from the day of publishing, if the referendumdecision doesn’t provide other term.

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