Ziteva, I.Y. Legal bases for the local referenda in the Russian Federation

Abstract: This article is devoted to the topical issues of legal regulation of local referenda in the Russian Federation. It key to establish detailed regulation of local referenda both in the federal normative acts of the Russian Federation and the municipal acts. The article includes analysis of key norms of legislation, which establish the basis for local referenda in the municipal entities in the territory of the Russian Federation. Much attention is paid to analysis and evaluation of key problems, which are due to lack of clarity and detail of regulation of this institution, which still is an inalienable part of a democratic state. Keywords: jurisprudence, referendum, local, municipal government, law, the law, decision, territory, initiative, issue