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In a representative democracy, citizens usually govern indirectly by choosing representatives in elections who, for a limited period, take decisions on their behalf on how the country is run. Referendums on the other hand are a form of direct democracy
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Referendums A referendum means that the electorate votes on a specific political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. In a representative democracy, citizens usually govern indirectly by choosing representatives in elections who, for a limited period, take decisions on their behalf on how the country is run. Referendums on the other hand are a form of direct democracy and are sometimes used as a complement to the representative system. There are many kinds of referendum and they may be used in different ways, occurring at both central and local government levels. An essential difference between different types of referendum is how they are initiated and by whom. A distinction is usually made between popular initiatives on the one hand and institutional initiatives on the other. Popular initiatives Just as the term suggests, a popular initiative means that citizens themselves are eligible to initiate a referendum. A referendum of this...
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