Initiating Republican Referendum

(1) A republican referendum may be initiated by:

a)at least 200,000 citizens of the Republic of Moldova eligible to vote. In case of constitutional referendum, provisions of Article 141 letter a) paragraph (1) of the Constitution shall be applied;
b)no less than 1/3 of the members of Parliament;
c)President of the Republic of Moldova;
d)Government.

(2) Those mentioned in paragraph (1) may initiate any type of referendum provided in Article 143.

(3) If the referendum is initiated by those mentioned in paragraph (1) letter a), signature collecting lists shall be attached to the proposal on initiating the referendum.

(4) The proposal on initiating the referendum shall include questions subject to referendum stated clearly, avoiding ambiguities, as well as the purpose of conducting the referendum and its suggested date. Issues running counter to one another shall not be subject to referendum.