The legislative initiative of citizens as a form of participation in the management of society and the state

Based on the analysis of the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus and some foreign countries, the stages of the realization by citizens of the right of legislative initiative are defined, the problems of legal securing the provision by the initiative group of requirements to draft laws, the procedure for collecting signatures, and conducting agitation are identified. The opinions of Belarusian and foreign scientists on the essence and order of realization of the right of citizens’ legislative initiative are examined. On the basis of the study, proposals are made to introduce amendments and additions to the existing normative legal acts of the Republic of Belarus.