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One area in which there is generally provision for mandatory referendums is that of geographical boundary changes. In Italy, this applies to changes to regional boundaries and the establishment of new regions. In Albania, a referendum is generally mandatory in the event of geographical boundary changes, although the final decision rests with Parliament, in the form of legislation; the same applies to Hungary, where there is provision for this institution in the event that municipalities are merged or divided up, or that a municipality is transferred from one district to another. In the Czech Republic, mandatory referendums are held only in the event that a municipality is divided up, in the part of the municipality wishing to separate.