An Entity of Type: Thing, from Named Graph: http://dbpedia.org, within Data Space: dbpedia.org

A constitutional referendum to amend the constitution of Latvia in order to allow one-tenth of the total registered electorate to initiate a popular referendum to dissolve the Latvian parliament was held in Latvia on 2 August 2008. Preliminary results indicated that an overwhelming 96% of voters had voted in favour of the amendment, although only about 40% of the electorate voted in favour, which means the referendum is invalid. It is expected that the strong result, while failing to directly change the constitution, might press politicians to adopt a similar measure nonetheless.

Property Value
dbo:abstract
  • El Referèndum sobre la constitució de Letònia de 2008 per tal de permetre que una dècima part del total de l'electorat registrat pogués iniciar un referèndum popular per dissoldre el parlament letó (Saeima), va tenir lloc a Letònia el 2 d'agost de 2008. (ca)
  • A constitutional referendum to amend the constitution of Latvia in order to allow one-tenth of the total registered electorate to initiate a popular referendum to dissolve the Latvian parliament was held in Latvia on 2 August 2008. The referendum on this issue was triggered when the Government of Latvia voted against an opposition motion to adopt this change to the constitution, which resulted in a referendum in Latvia by law. President Valdis Zatlers and the left-wing opposition were in favour of the referendum, while the government was against it, arguing that it would cause even more instability in a country which has seen 13 governments in the 18 years since independence. At least half of the total registered electorate (i.e. more than 757,607) had to approve the referendum proposal in order for it to be valid. Preliminary results indicated that an overwhelming 96% of voters had voted in favour of the amendment, although only about 40% of the electorate voted in favour, which means the referendum is invalid. It is expected that the strong result, while failing to directly change the constitution, might press politicians to adopt a similar measure nonetheless. If passed, the amendment would have represented the first time in an EU country that voters would have been able to dissolve their national parliament – a right traditionally reserved for the head of state. (en)
  • Le référendum letton du 2 août 2008 est un référendum en Lettonie, ayant eu lieu le 2 août 2008. Le référendum propose la dissolution du parlement. Le référendum a un taux de participation d'environ 40 % avec 629 119 votants alors que le quorum nécessaire pour rendre le référendum contraignant est 757 607 votants en faveur de la proposition. 96,78 % des votants ont répondu favorablement à la question posée soit 608 847 personnes. 3,00 % des votants se sont opposés à la question posée soit 18 857 personnes. * Portail de la politique * Portail de la Lettonie (fr)
  • Il referendum costituzionale in Lettonia del 2 agosto 2008 si è tenuto per proporre la modifica della Costituzione della Lettonia al fine di consentire a un decimo dell'elettorato registrato di avviare un referendum popolare per sciogliere il Saeima. Il referendum su questo tema è stato attivato quando il governo della Lettonia votò contro una mozione dell'opposizione per adottare questa modifica alla costituzione, che ha portato a un referendum in Lettonia per legge. Il presidente Valdis Zatlers e l'opposizione di sinistra erano favorevoli al referendum, mentre il governo di destra guidato da Ivars Godmanis era contrario, sostenendo che avrebbe causato ancora più instabilità in un paese che aveva visto 13 governi nei 18 anni dall'indipendenza. Almeno la metà del totale degli elettori registrati (cioè più di 757.607) ha dovuto approvare la proposta referendaria perché fosse valida. I risultati hanno indicato che uno schiacciante 96% degli elettori ha votato a favore dell'emendamento, sebbene solo il 40% circa dell'elettorato abbia votato a favore, il che significa che il referendum non è valido. Si prevede che il forte risultato, pur non riuscendo a modificare direttamente la costituzione, potrebbe spingere i politici ad adottare comunque una misura simile. Se approvato, l'emendamento avrebbe consentito per la prima volta in un paese dell'Unione europea la possibilità che gli elettori decidessero di sciogliere il proprio parlamento nazionale (un diritto tradizionalmente riservato ai capi di Stato). (it)
  • Op 2 augustus 2008 werd in Letland een constitutioneel referendum gehouden over de vraag of de grondwet zodanig veranderd moest worden dat deze de bevolking het recht zou geven een volksraadpleging af te dwingen over de ontbinding van het parlement, mits de initiatiefnemers van een dergelijke volksraadpleging de handtekening van een tiende van alle kiesgerechtigden zouden weten te verzamelen. President Valdis Zatlers en de linkse oppositie waren voorstander van het referendum, terwijl de regering ertegen was omdat het alleen nog maar meer instabiliteit teweeg zou brengen in een land dat in 18 jaar onafhankelijkheid al 13 regeringen had gehad. Een opkomstpercentage van minimaal 50 was vereist om de uitslag van het referendum geldig te laten zijn. (nl)
  • O referendo constitucional na Letônia em 2008 foi realizado em 2 de agosto de 2008, no qual, a população teve de decidir sobre a dissolução ou não do Parlamento do país. Desde que 10% dos eleitores registados aprovassem um movimento para se dissolver o parlamento, o referendo seria considerado como resultado favorável. Pelo menos a metade dos eleitores deveria que participar do referendo para que este seja válido. (pt)
  • Референдум о придании 10 % избирателей права инициировать референдум о роспуске Сейма Латвии прошёл 2 августа 2008 года. Большинство проголосовавших поддержали предложенные Союзом свободных профсоюзов Латвии поправки к Конституции о придании избирателям права инициировать процедуру роспуска Сейма, однако они не были приняты, поскольку для принятия требовалась поддержка половины имеющих право голоса. (ru)
dbo:wikiPageID
  • 18695223 (xsd:integer)
dbo:wikiPageLength
  • 11792 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
dbo:wikiPageRevisionID
  • 1122793542 (xsd:integer)
dbo:wikiPageWikiLink
dbp:country
  • Latvia (en)
dbp:date
  • 2008-08-02 (xsd:date)
dbp:electorate
  • 1515213 (xsd:integer)
dbp:invalid
  • 1415 (xsd:integer)
dbp:invalidpct
  • 0.220000 (xsd:double)
dbp:no
  • 18857 (xsd:integer)
dbp:nopct
  • 3 (xsd:integer)
dbp:outcome
  • Proposal failed as less than 50% of registered voters voted in favour (en)
dbp:title
  • Do you support the adoption of the draft law 'Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia'? (en)
  • Latvian constitutional referendum, 2008 (en)
dbp:total
  • 629119 (xsd:integer)
dbp:turnoutneeded
  • 50 (xsd:integer)
dbp:turnoutpct
  • 41.520000 (xsd:double)
dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate
dbp:yes
  • 608847 (xsd:integer)
dbp:yespct
  • 96.780000 (xsd:double)
dct:subject
rdfs:comment
  • El Referèndum sobre la constitució de Letònia de 2008 per tal de permetre que una dècima part del total de l'electorat registrat pogués iniciar un referèndum popular per dissoldre el parlament letó (Saeima), va tenir lloc a Letònia el 2 d'agost de 2008. (ca)
  • Le référendum letton du 2 août 2008 est un référendum en Lettonie, ayant eu lieu le 2 août 2008. Le référendum propose la dissolution du parlement. Le référendum a un taux de participation d'environ 40 % avec 629 119 votants alors que le quorum nécessaire pour rendre le référendum contraignant est 757 607 votants en faveur de la proposition. 96,78 % des votants ont répondu favorablement à la question posée soit 608 847 personnes. 3,00 % des votants se sont opposés à la question posée soit 18 857 personnes. * Portail de la politique * Portail de la Lettonie (fr)
  • Op 2 augustus 2008 werd in Letland een constitutioneel referendum gehouden over de vraag of de grondwet zodanig veranderd moest worden dat deze de bevolking het recht zou geven een volksraadpleging af te dwingen over de ontbinding van het parlement, mits de initiatiefnemers van een dergelijke volksraadpleging de handtekening van een tiende van alle kiesgerechtigden zouden weten te verzamelen. President Valdis Zatlers en de linkse oppositie waren voorstander van het referendum, terwijl de regering ertegen was omdat het alleen nog maar meer instabiliteit teweeg zou brengen in een land dat in 18 jaar onafhankelijkheid al 13 regeringen had gehad. Een opkomstpercentage van minimaal 50 was vereist om de uitslag van het referendum geldig te laten zijn. (nl)
  • O referendo constitucional na Letônia em 2008 foi realizado em 2 de agosto de 2008, no qual, a população teve de decidir sobre a dissolução ou não do Parlamento do país. Desde que 10% dos eleitores registados aprovassem um movimento para se dissolver o parlamento, o referendo seria considerado como resultado favorável. Pelo menos a metade dos eleitores deveria que participar do referendo para que este seja válido. (pt)
  • Референдум о придании 10 % избирателей права инициировать референдум о роспуске Сейма Латвии прошёл 2 августа 2008 года. Большинство проголосовавших поддержали предложенные Союзом свободных профсоюзов Латвии поправки к Конституции о придании избирателям права инициировать процедуру роспуска Сейма, однако они не были приняты, поскольку для принятия требовалась поддержка половины имеющих право голоса. (ru)
  • A constitutional referendum to amend the constitution of Latvia in order to allow one-tenth of the total registered electorate to initiate a popular referendum to dissolve the Latvian parliament was held in Latvia on 2 August 2008. Preliminary results indicated that an overwhelming 96% of voters had voted in favour of the amendment, although only about 40% of the electorate voted in favour, which means the referendum is invalid. It is expected that the strong result, while failing to directly change the constitution, might press politicians to adopt a similar measure nonetheless. (en)
  • Il referendum costituzionale in Lettonia del 2 agosto 2008 si è tenuto per proporre la modifica della Costituzione della Lettonia al fine di consentire a un decimo dell'elettorato registrato di avviare un referendum popolare per sciogliere il Saeima. Se approvato, l'emendamento avrebbe consentito per la prima volta in un paese dell'Unione europea la possibilità che gli elettori decidessero di sciogliere il proprio parlamento nazionale (un diritto tradizionalmente riservato ai capi di Stato). (it)
rdfs:label
  • Referèndum sobre la constitució de Letònia de 2008 (ca)
  • 2008 Latvian constitutional referendum (en)
  • Referendum in Lettonia del 2 agosto 2008 (it)
  • Référendum letton du 2 août 2008 (fr)
  • Referendum in Letland (2008) (nl)
  • Referendo constitucional na Letônia em 2008 (pt)
  • Референдум в Латвии (2008, конституционный) (ru)
owl:sameAs
prov:wasDerivedFrom
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf
is dbo:wikiPageRedirects of
is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of
is foaf:primaryTopic of
Powered by OpenLink Virtuoso    This material is Open Knowledge     W3C Semantic Web Technology     This material is Open Knowledge    Valid XHTML + RDFa
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License