How many signatures are required to start the formal decision making stage of a direct democracy mechanism?
Russian Federation
Answer
- Referendum - fixed number
- Citizens' Initiative - fixed number
Source
Federal Constitutional Law of the Russian Federation "About the Referendum of the Russian Federation" (as of April 24, 2008)
Comment
2,000,000 signatures. There must be at least 50,000 signatures from each region of RF. If those outside RF are involved in signature collection, their number should not exceed 50,000.
