Issues in relation to which referendums are mandatory at the national level

Constitution ofLesotho

(Adopted1993; last amended 2004)

http://www.gov.ls/documents/Lesotho_Constitution.pdf

Article 85.Alteration of Constitution

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, Parliament may alter thisConstitution.

(2) A bill for an Act ofParliament under this section shall not be passed by Parliament unless it issupported at the final voting in the National Assembly by the votes of themajority of all the members of the Assembly and, having been sent to theSenate, has become a bill that, apart from this section, may be presented tothe King for his assent under subsection 80(1) or (3) as the case may be, ofthis Constitution.

(3) Abill to alter any of the following provisions of this Constitution, that is tosay –

(a)   this section, sections 1(1) and 2, Chapter II except sections 18(4) and24(3), sections 44 to 48 inclusive, 50(1) to (3), 52, 86, 91 (1) to (4), 92,95, 103, 104, 107, 108, 118(1) and (2), 119(1) to (3), 120(1), (2), (4), and(5), 121, 123(1), (3), (4), 125, 128, 129, 132, 133 and sections 154 and 155 intheir application to any of the provisions mentioned in this paragraph; and

(b)  sections 37, 38, 54 to 60 inclusive; sections 66, 66A, 66B, 66C and 66D,67, 68, 69(1) and (6), 70, 74, 75(1), 78(1), (2), (3) and (4), 80(1), (2), and(3), 82(1), 83 and 84; sections 134 to 142 inclusive, 150 and 151 and sections154 and 155 in their application to any of the provisions mentioned in thisparagraph,

shall not be submitted to theKing for his assent unless the bill, not less than two nor more than six monthsafter its passage by Parliament, has, in such manner as may be prescribed by orunder an Act of Parliament, been submitted to the vote of the electorsqualified to vote in the election of the members of the National Assembly, andthe majority of the electors voting have approved the bill:

Referendums are mandatory for any revisions of the articles specified in Article 85.3. Article 85 wasamended in 1997.