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

Slovakia

Slovakia

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Any issue of national importance, except those excluded
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CONSTITUTIONOF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

(Adopted 1992; lastamended 2006)

http://www.nrsr.sk/web/default.aspx?SectionId=124

 

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.

(2) Areferendum can be used to decide also on other important issues of publicinterest.

(3) Basicrights and freedoms, taxes, levies and the state budget may not be the subjectof a referendum.

 

Article95

(1) The referendum is called by thePresident of the Slovak Republic if requested by a petition signed by a minimumof 350,000 citizens, or on the basis of a resolution of the National Council ofthe Slovak Republic, within 30 days after the receipt of the citizens'petition, or the resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
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