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Article 178
 

Adopting, Publishing and Enacting the Decision subject to Republican Referendum


(1) A republican referendum proposal shall be considered adopted if it gained the majority of voters who participated in the referendum. If a constitutional law is subject to referendum, which contains amendments of provisions on the sovereign, independent and unitary character of the state, or deals with provisions related to the continuous neutrality of the state, it shall be considered adopted if it gained at least half of the voters entered on voters’ lists. The decision regarding the dismissal of President of the Republic of Moldova shall be considered as adopted through the republican referendum if the number of voters was equal or higher than the number of voters who elected the President of the Republic of Moldova, but not less than half of the number of voters who have participated in the referendum.


(2) The adopted referendum proposal shall be published in a special issue of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova. The date of adoption is considered to be the day when the referendum was held. The referendum proposal shall take effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette or on the date specified in its body text.