Issues that can be proposed by citizens using the initiative process at the national level
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Constitutionof the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Adoptedin 2006, last amended in 20/01/2011)
http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Constitution_de_la_RDC.pdf
http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/DRC%20-%20Congo%20Constitution.pdf
(Official English translation)
Article 218 (AgendaInitiative)
The right to initiate a revisionof the Constitution belongs concurrently to:
a) the President of theRepublic;
b) the Government afterdeliberation by the Council of Ministers;
c) to either of the Chambersof Parliament upon initiative by half of its members;
d) to a fraction of the Congolesepeople, in the present case to 100,000 persons expressing themselves by way ofpetition addressed to either of the two Chambers.
Each of these initiatives issubmitted to the National Assembly and the Senate which decide by absolutemajority of each chamber on the substance of the project, proposal or petitionfor revision.
The revision is only final ifthe project, proposal or petition is approved by referendum.
However, the project,proposition or petition is not submitted to referendum if the National Assemblyand the Senate meeting jointly as Congress approve it by a three-fifthsmajority of their members.
