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Paragraph 47
 

1. Reporting obligations before citizens


However, the procedure must be specified in a number of key points which, although of a technical nature, may affect the very existence of the local self-government body. The Venice Commission and the Directorate underline that this procedure concerns a very peculiar situation where municipal authorities a priori have a position and interests opposed to those of a part of the population. The municipal authorities have no interest in their report being challenged. Many questions remain therefore unanswered: for example, who shall convene a meeting of voters? when? who checks whether the majority requirement and the 25% threshold have been reached? why does the text speak of "meeting / meetings" and "protocol / protocols"?