translate English to French: If there has to be a quorum, it should be a quorum of approval (acceptance by a minimum percentage of the electorate) rather than a quorum of participation, which encourages opponents to call for a boycott in the hope of defeating the proposal despite being in a minority. V. Concluding remarks 35. The Venice Commission is ready to support and assist any work by the statutory bodies of the Council of Europe on the question of referendums. 36. The Venice Commission is currently preparing a general study on referendums.
Si l’on tient à prévoir un quorum, ce doit être un quorum d’approbation (acceptation par un pourcentage minimal du corps électoral) et non un quorum de participation, qui favorise l’appel au boycott d’opposants qui, bien que minoritaires, comptent ainsi faire échouer le projet. V. Conclusion 35.