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Legal basis for direct democracy at the national level

Taiwan

Taiwan

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Article 27(4) andarticle 174 provides for mandatory referendum for proposed constitutionalamendments.

Article 133 of theConstitution provides for the recall of elected persons.  

Article17 and 123 of the Constitution provide for citizen initiatives for  the reconsideration of a law or reconfirm ofa major policy

Article16 and 17 of the Referendum Act provides for optional referendum

Referendum Actprovides the legal basis for the administrative requirements for mandatory andoptional referenda, and referenda arising from citizen initiatives.

Civil ServantsElection and Recall Act provides for the administrative requirements for Recallof elected persons.

Source:

Constitutionof the Republic of China

(Adoptedin 25 December 1946, last amended in 2005)

http://english.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=1107

ReferendumAct

(Last amended on 12 May 2009)

http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAllPara.aspx?PCode=D0020050

Civil ServantsElection And Recall Act

(Last amended on 25 May 2011)

http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawContent.aspx?pcode=D0020010

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