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Article 148
 

Initiating Referendum for Constitution Revision


(1) A Referendum for Constitutional revision is initiated in compliance with Article 141 of the Constitution.


(2) The proposal on conducting a referendum for Constitutional revision is submitted to the Constitutional Court, which is obliged within 10 days to review the constitutionality of the issues addressed in the referendum and to present its findings.


(3) After the Constitutional Court reviews the constitutionality of the issues addressed in the referendum, the proposal to hold a referendum, along with the findings of the Constitutional Court, are submitted to the Parliament for examination.


(4) Constitutional revision may not be subject to referendum if it will result in violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms.


(5) If both Parliament and citizens at the same time initiate a revision of the same Constitutional provisions, the parliamentary procedure to examine these provisions shall terminate.