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In line with the Constitution, the draft introduces a form of popular initiative, while suppressing the possibility for the President to initiate a referendum. The latter modification is linked to the introduction of a parliamentary system and in line with the practice in a number of parliamentary democracies, such as Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Spain, or Sweden, where the head of state has no authority to convene a referendum, or only after approval or another form of endorsement by the Parliament. In conformity with the Code of Good Practice on Referendums, the Parliament takes a position before a draft proposal resulting from a popular initiative is submitted to the people.