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Article 113
 

1) Not less than 1,500 citizens shall have the right to submit an initiative to abolish the monarchy. If the initiative is adopted by the People, Parliament shall draw up a new Constitution on a republican basis and submit it to a popular vote after one year at the earliest and two years at the latest. The Reigning Prince shall have the right to present a new Constitution for the same popular vote. In the event of such an initiative, the procedure governed by the following provision shall replace the procedure to amend the Constitution as laid down in article 112 paragraph 2.

2) If only one draft has been presented, its adoption shall require only an absolute majority (article 66 paragraph 4). If two drafts have been presented, each Liechtenstein citizen eligible to vote shall have the possibility of choosing between the existing Constitution and the two drafts. In this case, each Liechtenstein voter shall have two votes in the first voting round. The voter may allocate these votes to the two constitutional alternatives that the voter wishes to see proceed to the next voting round. The two constitutional alternatives that attain the most first and second votes shall proceed to the second voting round. In the second voting round, which shall be held 14 days after the first, each Liechtenstein voter shall have one vote. The Constitution shall be adopted that receives an absolute majority (article 66 paragraph 4).

 
 





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Article 113 amended by LGBl. 2003 No. 186.