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Majority Supports Disenfranchisement of Third-Country Nationals in Local Elections

Summary by RTV Slovenija
Voters in a consultative referendum supported the removal of the right to vote from foreigners from so-called third countries who have permanent residence in Slovenia. In June, the National Assembly stripped them of the right to vote in local elections, which they had had since 2002.

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Voter turnout is just under 52%.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Voters in a consultative referendum supported the removal of the right to vote from foreigners from so-called third countries who have permanent residence in Slovenia. In June, the National Assembly stripped them of the right to vote in local elections, which they had had since 2002.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Slovenian citizens went to four referendums on Sunday. In a binding referendum, they rejected changes to the law on parliamentary investigation, while in three advisory referendums they supported the condition of social assistance with community service and the proposal to limit the right to vote in local elections to citizens of Slovenia and members of the European Union. At the second advisory referendum, citizens [...] The post SLOVENIANS VOT…

According to the latest preliminary results of the referendum held on Sunday, October 11, the majority of voters in Slovenia supported restricting the right to vote for foreign citizens in local elections. 55.37 percent of voters supported such a restriction, which also applies to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who do not have Slovenian or other European Union citizenship. The final results are expected […]

Slovenians voted to abolish the right to vote in local elections and citizens of BiH - The first results showed the advantage of the supporters of the changes, but the situation changed after 86 percent of the votes were counted

According to the majority of ballots counted, the majority is in favor of depriving third-country nationals of the right to vote in local elections.

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RTV Slovenija broke the news in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
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