Scope of the Authority of the Supreme Leader in Issuing a Referendum Order (Paragraph 3 of the Article 110 of the Constitution)

According to the Article 6 of the Constitution, one of the methods of governing the country is to refer to public opinion and hold a referendum. In this regard, paragraph 3 of the Article 110 of the Constitution states that one of the duties and powers of the Supreme Leader is to issue a "referendum order". The ambiguities of this paragraph have led to some debates and disagreements regarding the inclusion of the authority of the Supreme Leader in the issuance of the legislative referendum order as the subject of the Article 59 of the Constitution. Therefore, the main question of this research is dedicated to the analysis of the competence of the Supreme Leader in issuing a referendum order. The present study, through a descriptive-analytical form and using library data, based on the detailed negotiations of the Constitutional Review Council and the legal reasoning, as well as adherence to the paragraph 3 of the Article 110 of the Constitution, believes that the authority of the Supreme Leader is not limited just to issue a referendum order on Constitutional revision, but includes the legislative referendum set forth in the Article 59 of the Constitution.