They had assembled various groups of demonstrators from different areas, had written posters and given instructions on slogans to be used during the demonstration, such as “referendum” or “stop the harassment

Alternative Movement (“REAL”) whose initial goal was to oppose the proposed changes to the Constitution, which included abolition of the limits on the re-election of the president, at the constitutional referendum

    In so far as relevant, the Constitution of the Russian Federation, adopted by referendum on 12   December 1993, provides: Article 22 “1.

The Lithuanians had organised a referendum on the question of their independence and had subsequently declared themselves independent by an overwhelming majority.

The Constitutional Court also refused to allow a referendum to be held, considering that potential rejection of the amended Legal Status Act would lead to unconstitutional consequences (see Kurić and Others

  67 ‑ FZ on the basic principles of elections and referendums of 12 June 2002 (the Basic Guarantees Act), as in force at the relevant time.

This provision shall in no way affect recourse to assemblies of citizens, referendums or any other form of direct citizen participation where it is permitted by statute.” 26.

    The relevant part of the Constitution of the Russian Federation adopted by referendum on 12 December 1993 provides as follows: Article 22 “1.

    The Constitution of the Russian Federation adopted by referendum on 12   December 1993 provides, in so far as relevant, as follows: Article 22 “1.

In particular, there were calls for a referendum and for the necessary measures to be taken. The experts described other countries’ experiences in this area.

cited above, §§ 10 and 45), where the applicant had regularly received polling cards for various elections from the relevant electoral constituency and had voted in presidential elections and in a referendum

    The acts set out in Article 308.1 of this Code which have grave consequences or are committed with the aim of interfering with election (or referendum) results are punishable by imprisonment

Republic of Latvia, except for the Articles expressing the constitutional and legal foundation of the Latvian State, which, according to Article 77 of the Constitution, can only be changed by popular referendum

Every citizen above the age of 18, with the exception of those placed under guardianship ( запрещение ) or serving a prison sentence, shall be free to elect State and local authorities and vote in referendums

The PPA candidate challenged the election results in the Constitutional Court, which on 16   April 2003 recommended that a referendum of confidence in the re-elected President be held in Armenia within

for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission), in its opinion on the amendments to the Constitution adopted by the Grand National Assembly on 21 January 2017 and to be submitted to a national referendum

Republic), and municipal elections (on the territory of the respective city and district); 2)     Twenty-four hours prior to the day and until closure of constituencies on the day of a referendum

The plan had been to publish the decisions on the Internet on 28 June 2016, in order to make a number of people more inclined to organise a local referendum with the aim of proclaiming the Kharkiv Region

The Government of the day accepted the report, which necessitated the organisation of a referendum to amend the Constitution, and subsequently the enactment of legislation establishing the new court.