Constitution of the Republic of Djibouti
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- Djibouti
- Provision
- 91
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- English
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- in force
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Official sourceArticle 91 • Constitution amendment procedure
The initiative of revision of the Constitution belongs concurrently to the President of the Republic and to the Deputies.
For it to be discussed, any parliamentary proposal for revision must be signed by one-third at least of the members of the National Assembly.
The Bill or proposal of revision must be voted with the majority of members of the National Assembly, and only becomes definitive after having been approved by referendum with the simple majority of the suffrage expressed.
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Page 21Djibouti 1992 (rev. 2010)
Nevertheless, the referendum procedure may be avoided on the decision of the President of the Republic; in this case, the Bill or proposal of revision is only approved if it is adopted with the majority of two-thirds of the members composing the National Assembly.
• Supermajority required for legislation • Referenda
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