TITLE VI. REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION
Article 141. Initiative for revising the Constitution
- A revision of the Constitution may be initiated by:
- a number of at least 200,000 voting citizens of the Republic of Moldova. Citizens initiating the revision of the Constitution must cover at least a half of the territorial-administrative units of the second level, and in each of these units must be registered at least 20000 signatures in support of the said initiative;
- a number of at least a third of the Parliament members;
- the Government.
- Constitutional law drafts shall be submitted to Parliament only alongside with the Constitutional Court advisory opinion adopted by a vote of at least 4 judges.
Article 142. Limits of revision
- The provisions regarding the sovereignty, independence and unity of the State, as well as those regarding the permanent neutrality of the State may be revised only by referendum based on a majority vote of the registered voting citizens.
- No revision shall be performed, if it implies the infringement of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, or their guarantees.
- The Constitution may not be revised under a state of national emergency, martial law or war.
Article 143. Law on the Constitutional Amendment
- Parliament shall be entitled to pass a law on the amendment of Constitution following at least 6 months from the date of the corresponding initiative launch. The law shall be adopted by a vote of two-thirds of the Parliament members.
- If, within a year from the date when the initiative on the amendment of Constitution was launched, the Parliament has not passed the appropriate constitutional law, the proposal shall be deemed null and void.
