Czech Republic Country Report por Gillis, Mark

“…Although it has existed in the legal order at various times since the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918, it has not existed at all times, and during periods when there was a positive legal basis for it, it was always regulated in the narrowest possible sense. …”
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The Development of Direct Democracy Mechanisms in Poland por Bednarz, Hanna

“…As the study shows, the current legislation on direct democracy is still rooted in the Communist times and marked by the Legislature's and Executive's deep distrust in the people’s ability to make conscious decisions.…”
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Bulgaria Country Report por Smilov, Daniel

“…Direct democracy cannot be, even theoretically, an effective check to representative democracy in Bulgaria, because the adopted legislation on national referenda and plebiscites allows for the representative bodies of state power to determine both the subject-matter and the timing of any national popular vote: in fact, they have an effective veto on every proposal for referendum. …”
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