The date of the republican referendum shall be fixed by the Parliament in its decision if the referendum is initiated by a group of citizens or parliamentary deputies and by the President of the Republic of Moldova in a decree if the referendum is initiated by him and has an advisory character.
[Paragraph 1, article 151 as amended by the Law no.480-XIV from 02.07.1999]
The date of referendum shall be fixed with at least 60 days before it takes place.