Legal basis for direct democracy at the national level
Russian Federation
- Constitutional
- Specific laws/legislation
Constitution (December 12, 1993)
Federal law “On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum” (as amended on September 27, December 24, 2002; June 23, July 4, 2003)
Federal Constitutional Law of the Russian Federation “About the Referendum of the Russian Federation” (As of April 24, 2008)