Decision Adoption, Publication and Entrance in Force of Referendum Proposal

(1) A republican referendum proposal shall be considered adopted if it gains the majority of voters who participated in the referendum. In the event that the proposed referendum is a draft of a constitutional law, which provides the amendment of provisions on the sovereign, independent and unitary character of the state, or deals with provisions related to the permanent status of neutrality of the state, it shall be considered adopted if it gains at least half of the votes entered on voter lists. The decision regarding the dismissal of the President of the Republic of Moldova shall be considered as adopted through the republican referendum if a number of voters equal or bigger than in cased of the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova have voted, but not less than half of the number of voters who have participated in the referendum.

(2) The adopted referendum proposal shall be published in a special issue of the Official Monitor of the Republic of Moldova. Date of adoption is considered to be the day the referendum is held. The referendum proposal shall take effect upon its publishing in the Official Monitor or on the date specified in its text.