Issues excluded from being the subject of referendums at the national level

Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Adopted in 2006, last amended in 20/01/2011)

Article 220. The republican form of the State, the principle of universal suffrage, the representative form of government, the number and length of the terms of office of the President of the Republic, the independence of the Judicial Power, the pluralism of political parties and trade unions may not form the object of a Constitutional amendment.

Any constitutional amendment having as its objective or consequence the reduction of individuals rights and liberties or the reductions of the prerogatives of the provinces and decentralized territorial entities is formally prohibited.

Not all constitutional amendments are excluded from being the subject of referendum (see sources).