Initiating referendum for the revision of the Constitution

(1) A Referendum for revising the Constitution shall be initiated in compliance with Article 141 of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova.

(2) The proposal to hold a referendum for the revision of the Constitution shall be submitted to the Constitutional Court, which is required to present an opinion on the initiative to review the Constitution, within 10 days.

(3) Once the Constitutional Court has reviewed the constitutionality of the initiative for revision of the Constitution, the proposal to hold the referendum, to which shall be attached the opinion of the Constitutional Court, shall be submitted for examination by the Parliament.

(4) The revision of the Constitution may not be made subject to the referendum if it leads to the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms of the citizens or of their guarantees.

(5) If both Parliament and citizens initiate at the same time a revision of the same provisions of the Constitution, the parliamentary procedure to consider these provisions shall end.