Demokracja bezpośrednia w Słowenii
Direct democracy in Slovenia

Summary/Abstract: Slovenia is one of those countries in Central and Eastern Europe, where referenda are oftenconducted at national level. Between 1996–2016 16 legislative referenda were held, and 22 subjectsof the vote were decided by people in referenda. This was a significant number of referendathat both the Government and the State Assembly tried to limit the number of referendumsdue to concerns about the possibility of paralyzing the legislative process. The article is a legalanalysis of direct democracy institutions in Slovenian legal system. The paper discusses the roleof the referendum in the political system of Slovenia and explores the consequences of the constitutionalamendment in 2013, which directly relates to limiting the range of entities authorizedto initiate a referendum.

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