Right of Initiative for Holding the Republican Referendum
The right of initiative for holding the republican referendum shall be vested in the President of the Republic of Belarus, the Chamber of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, and the citizens of the Republic of Belarus.
The initiative of the Chamber of Representatives and the Council of the Republic for holding a republican referendum shall be expressed in the form of a proposal, which shall be adopted at the separate sittings of these bodies by the majority of the total number of members of each of the chambers and submitted to the President of the Republic of Belarus.
The initiative of citizens for holding a referendum shall be expressed in the form of a proposal, which shall be put forth by not less than 450 thousand citizens, enjoying suffrage, including not less than 30 thousand citizens from each Oblast and the City of Minsk.
