PART SEVENTEEN. REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION
Article 177
- Initiative for revision of the Constitution may be undertaken by not less than one-fifth of the members of the Assembly.
- No revision of the Constitution may be undertaken during the time when the extraordinary measures are taken.
- The draft law is approved by not less than two-thirds of all members of the Assembly.
- The Assembly may decide, with two-thirds of all its members that the draft constitutional amendments be voted in a referendum. The draft law for the revision of the Constitution enters into force after ratification by referendum, which takes place not later than 60 days after its approval in the Assembly.
- The approved constitutional amendment is put to a referendum when this is required by one-fifth of the members of the Assembly.
- The President of the Republic does not have the right to return for review the law approved by the Assembly for revision of the Constitution.
- The law approved by referendum is declared by the President of the Republic and enters into force on the date provided for in this law.
- Revision of the Constitution for the same issue cannot be done before a year from the day of the rejection of the draft law by the Assembly and 3 years from the day of its rejection by the referendum.