... no. Holding a referendum is a way to vote directly on a particular issue therefore holding a referendum is a way of exercising direct democracy within a system of representative democracy.(Mandate) There are two types of referendums one is advisory, which is when the government does not have to abide by the results of the referendum, and the opposite is when the government has to abide by the results of the referendum, called binding. The reason why referendums are often looked upon as a vital part of democracy is because it is the most direct form of democracy which means that the people of the nation are directly given the power, which also compliments the meaning of democracy. Referendums are usually viewed as the decision of the public as they have vote for the policy whether it is yes or no. Which allows this method to be highly respected, as we would ...

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