Direct Democracy Database
Legal basis for administrative requirements at the national level
| Theme | General |
|---|---|
| Description | Legal documents that provide for administrative requirements of Direct Democracy mechanisms at national level. |
Breakdown by continent
| Continent | Regulations | Constitutional | Not applicable | Specific laws/legislation | Other | No data | Countries researched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1 (1.9%) |
30 (57.7%) |
2 (3.8%) |
11 (21.2%) |
23 (44.2%) |
8 (15.4%) |
52 |
| Americas | 1 (3.1%) |
16 (50.0%) |
2 (6.3%) |
12 (37.5%) |
10 (31.3%) |
2 (6.3%) |
32 |
| Asia | 2 (5.0%) |
6 (15.0%) |
9 (22.5%) |
16 (40.0%) |
6 (15.0%) |
6 (15.0%) |
40 |
| Europe | 5 (12.5%) |
9 (22.5%) |
5 (12.5%) |
21 (52.5%) |
14 (35.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
40 |
| Oceania | 1 (7.7%) |
5 (38.5%) |
2 (15.4%) |
3 (23.1%) |
5 (38.5%) |
2 (15.4%) |
13 |
| Total | 10 | 66 | 20 | 63 | 58 | 18 | 177 |
Country Answers
| Country | Year | Value (Text) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2014 | No data | |
| Albania | 2022 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Algeria | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Andorra | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Angola | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Argentina | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Armenia | 2022 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Australia | 2015 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Austria | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Azerbaijan | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Bahamas | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Bahrain | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Belarus | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Belgium | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Belize | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Benin | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Bermuda | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Bhutan | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Bolivia | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | Not applicable | |
| Botswana | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Brazil | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Bulgaria | 2022 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Burkina Faso | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Burundi | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Cabo Verde | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Cameroon | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Canada | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Cayman Islands | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Central African Republic | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Chad | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Chile | 2022 | Constitutional | |
| China | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Colombia | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Cook Islands | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation Regulations |
|
| Costa Rica | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Croatia | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Cyprus | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2014 | Regulations | |
| Denmark | 2018 | Specific laws/legislation Regulations |
|
| Djibouti | 2017 | No data | |
| Dominica | 2014 | Constitutional | |
| Dominican Republic | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Ecuador | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Egypt | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| El Salvador | 2014 | No data | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Eritrea | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Estonia | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Eswatini | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Ethiopia | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Fiji | 2014 | No data | |
| Finland | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| France | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Gabon | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Georgia | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Germany | 2022 | Not applicable | |
| Ghana | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Gibraltar | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Greece | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Grenada | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Guatemala | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Guinea | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Guyana | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Honduras | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Hungary | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation Regulations |
|
| Iceland | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| India | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Indonesia | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2014 | No data | |
| Iraq | 2014 | Regulations | |
| Ireland | 2022 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Italy | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Jamaica | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Japan | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Jordan | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Kazakhstan | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Kenya | 2022 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Kiribati | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Korea, Republic of | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Kyrgyzstan | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Lao People's Dem. Republic | 2017 | Not applicable | |
| Latvia | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Lesotho | 2014 | Constitutional | |
| Liberia | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Libya | 2014 | No data | |
| Lithuania | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Madagascar | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Malawi | 2013 | No data | |
| Maldives | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Mali | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Malta | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Mauritania | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Mauritius | 2013 | No data | |
| Mexico | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Moldova, Republic of | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Mongolia | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Montenegro | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Morocco | 2014 | No data | |
| Mozambique | 2013 | No data | |
| Myanmar | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Namibia | 2013 | No data | |
| Nauru | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Nepal | 2013 | No data | |
| Netherlands | 2018 | Specific laws/legislation Regulations |
|
| New Zealand | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Nicaragua | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Niger | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Nigeria | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Niue | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| North Macedonia, Republic of | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Norway | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Oman | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Pakistan | 2013 | No data | |
| Palau | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Panama | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Papua New Guinea | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Paraguay | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Peru | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Philippines | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Poland | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Portugal | 2018 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Qatar | 2014 | Constitutional | |
| Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Romania | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation Regulations |
|
| Russian Federation | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Rwanda | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2014 | No data | |
| Saint Lucia | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Samoa | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Senegal | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Serbia | 2021 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Seychelles | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Sierra Leone | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws/legislation |
|
| Singapore | 2014 | No data | |
| Slovakia | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Slovenia | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation Regulations |
|
| Somalia | 2013 | Constitutional | |
| South Africa | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| South Sudan | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Spain | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Sri Lanka | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| State of Palestine | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Sudan | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Sweden | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Switzerland | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2014 | No law or regulation was found to address administration DD mechanisms | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Taiwan | 2018 | Specific laws/legislation Regulations |
|
| Tajikistan | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Thailand | 2017 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| The Gambia | 2014 | No data | |
| Timor-Leste | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Togo | 2014 | Constitutional | |
| Tonga | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Tunisia | 2014 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Turkey | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Turkmenistan | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Tuvalu | 2014 | No data | |
| Uganda | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Ukraine | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| United Kingdom | 2015 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| United States | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Uruguay | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Uzbekistan | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Vanuatu | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Venezuela | 2014 | Constitutional Regulations |
|
| Viet Nam | 2014 | No data | |
| Yemen | 2013 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
|
| Zambia | 2013 | Specific laws/legislation | |
| Zimbabwe | 2014 | Constitutional Specific laws / legislation |
Total number of countries in selected sample: 177
