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Novum Jus
Print version ISSN 1692-6013On-line version ISSN 2500-8692
Abstract
LOPEZ GONZALEZ, José Luis and DE SANTIAGO, Montserrat. THE DIFFICULT FIT BETWEEN THE REFERENDUM AND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: REFLECTIONS FROM SPAIN. Novum Jus [online]. 2020, vol.14, n.1, pp.75-104. Epub Aug 30, 2022. ISSN 1692-6013. https://doi.org/10.14718/novumjus.2020.14.1.4.
Political participation is essential to the classification as democratic of the legal system (articles 9.2 and 23 of the Spanish Constitution). The referendum is designed as a method of political participation within the Spanish system, complementary to representative democracy, which is versatile for the adoption of particularly significant decisions and for the ratification or reform of constitutional texts, previously approved in constitutional assemblies.
Keywords : political participation; elections; voting rights; popular referendum; referendum; plebiscite.