Slovak referendum on lifelong payments for populist Prime Minister Fico fails due to low turnout
Only 16.1% of voters cast ballots, the Slovak Statistics Office said, far short of the 50% needed for a valid result.
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Slovakia’s Sunday Referendum Invalid Due to Low Turnout
A referendum was held in Slovakia on Saturday, July 4th. In the tenth referendum in the country’s history, voters could express their opinion on whether the incumbent prime minister should be stripped of lifelong payments, as well as on reviving the Special Prosecutorʼs Office and the National Criminal Investigation Agency. The petition to hold the referendum was initiated by the opposition party Demokrati (Democrats), led by Jaroslav Naď, def…
Why was the vote on the prime minister's pension deemed invalid? The nationwide referendum in Slovakia to revoke Prime Minister Robert Fico's privileges has been officially declared invalid. Citizens failed to demonstrate sufficient interest in the opposition initiative, and the turnout threshold was not met. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing TVP. The vote took place on Saturday, and the main issue was whether to strip Prime Minister Robe…
No referendum held in Slovakia on abolishing lifetime payments to Robert FicoThe referendum on abolishing lifetime payments to the prime minister after resignation was declared invalid due to a turnout of 16.1% against the required 50%. The provision on payments appeared in 2024 after the assassination attempt on Robert Fico.
The turnout in the referendum in Slovakia was 16.1 per cent, well below the required threshold of 50 per cent.
The turnout in Slovakia has never been so low in a referendum. People were asked in part whether they agreed with the abolition of the so-called life annuity, which also affects Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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