Legal provisions for direct democracy at the regional level
Sweden
Answer
- Optional referendum
- Citizens' initiative
Source
TheLocal Government Act, Chapter 5, Section 23
The Act on MunicipalReferendums (Swedish Code of Statutes 1994:692)
Comment
Thecounty councils’ and the municipalities’ legal framework as regards directdemocracy is jointly regulated in The Local Government Act (Swedish Code ofStatutes 1991:900)
