On June 9, 2020, President Zelenskyy registered Draft law No 3612 titled “On democracy through national referendum” in the Verkhovna Rada. This draft was based on the earlier Draft law “On National Referendum,” prepared by the Working Group for developing legislative initiatives in the area of direct democracy in March 2020. The Working Group consisted of 25 representatives of ministries, civil society organisations, Members of Parliament and independent experts. The Draft law was adopted in the first reading on 18 June 2020.