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What can be brought to a referendum?

Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Answer
Both constitutional and other issues
Source

Constitutionof Tajikistan

(Adoptedon 6 November 1994, last amended on  22 June 2003)

 

http://www.president.tj/en/taxonomy/term/5/28

(Official English translation)

 

(MandatoryReferendum)

CHAPTER TEN, PROCEDURE FOR INTRODUCINGAMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION,

Article 98.

Amendments and addenda to the Constitution shall takeplace by referendum. 

The President or the Majlisi Namoyandagon shall appointreferendum with the consent of no less than two thirds of total number ofdeputies. 

 

CHAPTER TEN, PROCEDURE FOR INTRODUCINGAMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION,

Article 99.

Amendments in the Constitution shall be proposed by thePresident or at least by one thirds of the total number of the members of theMajlisi Milli and deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon. 

The propose amendment in the Constitution shall bepublished in the press three months before the referendum

(OptionalReferendum)

Constitutional Law onReferendum 

(Enacted in 1995)

http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/6770

(Official English Translation)

 

Article 1. Definition of referendum in theRepublic of Tajikistan

Referendum in theRepublic of Tajikistan is a national voting on the more important issues ofstate and public life.

(Excludedissues)

Article 2. Issues beyond referendum of theRepublic of Tajikistan

In accordance withArticle 100 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan, republican formof governance, territorial integrity, democratic, legal, secular and socialessence of the state are immutable and are not subject to solicitation byreferendum in the Republic of Tajikistan.

Issues ofterritorial division, taking emergency and urgent measures for protection ofthe public order, protection of health and security of the population, changingstatus and territorial integrity of Mountainous Badakhshan Autonomous Region,as well as issues related to appointing to and relieving of posts that are incompetence of Majlisi Milli and Majlisi Namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of theRepublic of Tajikistan, joint sessions of Majlisi Milli and MajlisiNamoyandagon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and issues regardingexecution of international agreements by the Republic can not be brought up tothe referendum.

Article 9. Initiative on Proposing Referendum

Initiative onproposing amendments to the Constitution belongs to the President or at least1/3 of total number of members of Majlisi Milli and deputies of MajlisiNamoyandagon Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Initiative onproposing referendum, except the issues mentioned in part 1 of the presentArticle belongs to not less than 1/3 of total number of members of MajlisiMilli Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan or not less than 1/3 of totalnumber of deputies of Majlisi Namoyandagon Majlisi Oli of the Republic ofTajikistan.

Comment

Referendumsare optional for the most important issues of state and public life. Thisexcludes Constitutional amendments and issues outlined in Article 2 of theConstitutional Law on Referendum (1995). 

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