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

Political Constitution of Guatemala(Constitución Política de la República de Guatemala) (1985 with amendments in 1993)

http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/Guatemala%20Constitution.pdf

Article 173. Referendum Procedure.

Political decisions of specialsignificance will have to be submitted to the referendum procedure involvingall citizens.

The referendum will be calledby the Supreme Electoral Tribunal on the initiative of the

President of the Republic orthe Congress of the Republic, which will determine precisely the question orquestions to be submitted to the citizens.

The Constitutional ElectoralLaw shall regulate what is relative to this institution

Article 280. Amendments by the Congress andReferendum [consulta popular].

For any other constitutionalamendment, it will be necessary that the Congress of the Republic approve itwith an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total number of deputies.Amendments will not enter into effect unless they are ratified through areferendum referred to in Article 173 of this Constitution.

If the result of thereferendum were to ratify the amendment, the latter will enter into effect 60 daysafter the Supreme Electoral Court announced the result of the referendum

Article 19. Belize [Belice].

The Executive will have the power [facultado] totake those measures that would tend to resolve the situation of the rights ofGuatemala with respect to Belize, in accordance with the national interests.Any definitive agreement will have to be submitted by the Congress of the Republicto the referendum procedure provided in Article 173 of the Constitution.[…]

TheConstitution explicitly refers to “political decisions of special significance”.Issues relating to relationship with Belize are also subject to referendum.