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

Suriname

Suriname

Answer
Any issue of national importance
Source

Constitution of 1987 (last amended in 1992)

ARTICLE 71 (2). The National Assembly shall have the power to decide by 2/3 majority on the organization of a People’s Assembly or a plebiscite in those cases deemed necessary by the National Assembly, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 179, paragraph 2.

ARTICLE 83 (3). A majority of at least 2/3 of the constitutional number of members of the National Assembly shall be required for decisions concerning:

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f. The organization of a plebiscite.

Comment

No clear regulations in the law regarding the issues that can be put on a referendum. The provisions in the Constitution are very general. 

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