Municipal Referendum as the Right to Appeal against the General
Election of the Executive Cover Image

Referendum gminne jako przejaw woli mieszkańców w sprawowaniu władzy i ich prawa odwołania pochodzącego z powszechnych wyborów organu wykonawczego
Municipal Referendum as the Right to Appeal against the General Election of the Executive

Author(s): Beata Kozicka, Ewa Pierzchała
Subject(s): Economy, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: community power; referendum; popular initiative; democracy

Summary/Abstract: This article is about the important role of the referendum and that the citizens’voice is also important. The fundamental principle of democracy is direct democracy, wherecitizens must have the right to vote on important matters for the society. It is worth noting that the importance of democracy is permanent. There are permanent institutions of democracy,for example a local referendum. This means that the local authority asks citizens what they think about important matters. It is important to properly regulate it, because it is the basisof the state’s system. Democracy without a referendum is dangerous because it is not real.

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 3.2
  • Page Range: 67-79
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish