Legal provisions for mandatory referendums at national level

CONSTITUTIONOF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

(Adopted 1992; lastamended 2006)

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Chapter 1; Part 1: Basic Provisions

Article 7

(1) TheSlovak Republic may enter into a state union with other states upon its freedecision. The decision on entering into a state union with other states, or onwithdrawal from this union, shall be made by a constitutional law which must be confirmed by areferendum.

Chapter5: Legislative Power

Part2: The Referendum

Article93

(1) Areferendum is used to confirm a constitutional law on entering into a unionwith other states, or on withdrawing from that union.

Chapter6: Executive Power

Part1: The President of the Slovak Republic

Article106

(1) ThePresident may be recalled before the termination of the term of office by apublic voting. A public voting on recalling of the President is called by theSpeaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic based on the resolutionof the National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted by not less than athree-fifths majority of all members of the National Council of the SlovakRepublic; he must do so within thirty days from adopting the resolution so thatthe referendum takes place within 60 days after it has been called.

(2) ThePresident is recalled if more than one-half of all eligible voters voted forhis recall in the public voting.

(3) If thePresident was not recalled in the public voting, the President will dissolvethe National Council of the Slovak Republic within 30 days from theannouncement of the public voting results. In such event, a new term of officebegins for the President. The Speaker of the National Council of the SlovakRepublic will call election in the National Council of the Slovak Republic withinseven days from its dissolution.