Direct Popular Vote 1990 - 2024

Description	The Direct Popular Vote Index measures the extent to which institutionalized mechanisms of direct democracy—such as initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites—are used at the national level. It captures citizen participation in decision-making on specific policy issues through secret ballots, excluding representative elections, recall votes, or informal consultative processes. Higher values indicate more frequent and meaningful use of direct popular voting mechanisms.
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Description

The Direct Popular Vote Index measures the extent to which institutionalized mechanisms of direct democracy—such as initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites—are used at the national level. It captures citizen participation in decision-making on specific policy issues through secret ballots, excluding representative elections, recall votes, or informal consultative processes. Higher values indicate more frequent and meaningful use of direct popular voting mechanisms.

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Source: V-Dem Institute

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	Germany
1990	0.011
1991	0.011
1992	0.011
1993	0.011
1994	0.011
1995	0.011
1996	0.011
1997	0.011
1998	0.011
1999	0.011
2000	0.011
2001	0.011
2002	0.011
2003	0.011
2004	0.011
2005	0.011
2006	0.011
2007	0.011
2008	0.011
2009	0.011
2010	0.011
2011	0.011
2012	0.011
2013	0.011
2014	0.011
2015	0.011
2016	0.011
2017	0.011
2018	0.011
2019	0.011
2020	0.011
2021	0.011
2022	0.011
2023	0.011
2024	0.011

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Direct Popular Vote 1990 - 2024

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