Initiating a Republican Referendum

(1) A republican referéndum may be initiated by:

a) at least 200,000 Moldovan citizens eligible to vote. In case of constitutional referendum, provisions of Article 141 (1) a) of the Constitution shall apply;

b) at least 1/3 of members of Parliament;

c) President of the Republic of Moldova;

d) Government of the Republic of Moldova.

(2) Those referred to in paragraph (1) may initiate any type of referendum provided in Article 154.

Note: Article 155(2) shall be declared unconstitutional as per Constitutional Court Decision No. 24 of 27.07.2017, in force as of 27.07.2017.

(3) If a referendum is initiated by those referred to in paragraph (1) a), signatures collecting lists shall beattached to the proposal on initiating the referendum.

(4) The proposal on initiating a referendum shall include questions subject to referendum stated clearly, avoiding ambiguities, as well as the purpose of conducting the referendum and its suggested date. Mutually exclusive issues shall not be subject to referendum.