[1] Proposed amendments to articles 9, 47 and 147 of the constitution would have reduced the number of signatures required to call a referendum from 300,000 to 100,000, prevent foreigners from owning land in the country, and require all decisions related to the exploitation and extraction of natural resources that would have national and local importance to require approval by referendum.

[3][4] When Lithuania joined the European Union in 2004, it agreed to allow the sale of land to foreigners.

However, the country was granted a seven-year transition period, under which sale of land to foreigners remained illegal.

[1] A previous referendum on allowing EU citizens to buy land was held in 1996.

It was opposed by the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and the main opposition Homeland Union.