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**Why top-down [[référendum|referendums]] are not strong direct [[DÉMOCRATIE|democracy]]**[^1]
initiated by political authorities
[[pouvoir exécutif|executive]] can :
- bypass a hostile parliament via referendum
- bypass a hostile electorate via parliamentary vote
reinforced the [[pouvoir|power]] of the majority, and not the citizens
Each time you pledge for that, you are pledging for reinforcing the majority
## Liens
[^1]: [[démocratie directe]]