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Article 187
 

Issues subject to Local Referenda


(1) Issues that are of special importance for the respective locality, and that fall only within the jurisdiction of local public authorities, may be subject to local referenda.


(2) The text of the issue proposed for local referendum shall be drafted in a neutral manner, without any ambiguities or language which might suggest an answer. It is not permitted to formulate mutually exclusive issues.


(3) A referendum to recall a mayor may be initiated when a mayor does not act in the interests of the local community, does not properly exercise his/her duties, and does not act in accordance with current laws or breaches moral and ethical norms, and such facts have been confirmed in the established manner.