(1) Citizens’ initiative shall be a form of direct vote of the citizens when deciding by raising initiatives with the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, the councils of the municipalities, the City of Skopje and the municipalities in the city of Skopje.

(2) Citizens’ initiative may be started for submitting a proposal on amending the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter: the Constitution), proposal on adopting law and initiation of a referendum at state level (hereinafter: citizen’s initiative at state level).

(3) Citizens’ initiative may be started even for adopting particular regulation of the municipalities, the City of Skopje and the municipalities of the city of Skopje for settling particular issues within the competence of the councils of the municipalities, the City of Skopje and the municipalities of the city of Skopje and for scheduling a referendum at local level (hereinafter: citizens’ initiative at local level).