Legal provisions for optional referendums at national level
North Macedonia, Republic of
Macedonia's Constitution of 1991 (last amended in 2011)
Article 73. (Optional referendum)
The Assembly decides on issuing notice of a referendum concerning specific matters within its sphere of competence by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
The decision of the majority of voters in a referendum is adopted on condition that more than half of the total number of voters voted.
The Assembly is obliged to issue notice of a referendum if one is proposed by at least 150,000 voters. The decision made in a referendum is binding.
Law on Referendum and Civil Initiative (Official Gazette of RM no. 24/1998)
Article 6. For issues of broader significance to the citizens and the Republic a consultative referendum may be announced.
The decision made on the consultative referendum shall not oblige the Assembly.
