Slovak referendum on lifelong payments for populist Prime Minister Fico fails due to low turnout | National News - EUROPE SAYS
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A referendum held in Slovakia on Saturday to decide whether to cancel lifelong payments for populist Prime MinisterRobert Ficoand other leaders after their terms in office expire. . .
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A referendum held in Slovakia on Saturday to decide whether to cancel lifelong payments for populist Prime MinisterRobert Ficoand other leaders after their terms in office expire failed to produce a valid result due to low turnout. With the votes from 99. 5% of all polling stations counted by the Slovak Statistics Office, turnout was 16. 1%, far less than the required 50%. kAm%96 $=@G2:?2= p86?4J[ H9:49 3@E9 562=E H:E9 >2;@C 4C:>6 2?5 4@CCFAE:@?]k^AmkAm%96 C676C6?5F> 7@==@H65 2 A6E:E:@? @C82?:K65 3J E96 s6>@4C2ED[ 2 ?@?\A2C=:2>6?E2CJ AC@\(6DE6C? @AA@D:E:@? A2CEJ[ 2?5 H2D D:8?65 3J >@C6 E92? bd_[___ 4:E:K6?D 😕 E96 ?2E:@? @7 d]c >:==:@?[ E96 E9C6D9@=5 C6BF:C65 3J =2H]k^AmkAm~?=J @?6 @7 E96 `_ C676C6?5F>D 😕 $=@G26>36CD9:A — H2D DF446DD7F=] ~E96CD 72:=65 5F6 E@ =@H EFC?@FE]k^AmkAm$=@G26 >:?:DE6CD 2?5 A2C=:2>6?E DA62D 😕 @77:46 2C6 6?E:E=65 E@ C646:G6 2 =:76=@?8 A2J>6?E — 2 >@?E9=J DF> E92E 6BF2=D E96 D2=2C:6D @7 =2H>26?E — 2D A2CE @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^D=@G2AE\7:4@\h5d4f4536_bdbe3_4`ga`gd4dega2`6aQm>62DFC6D E@ 3@@DE D64FC:EJ 7@C =625:?8 A@=:E:4:2?Dk^2m]k^AmkAm%96 A2J>6?ED H6C6 :?EC@5F465 7@==@H:?8 2 a_ac k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^D=@G26\>:?:DE6C\D9@@E:?8\C@36CE\7:4@\92?5=@G2\35227_332_`_bd2f__`cd2ef5gf`2cgaQm2DD2DD:?2E:@? 2EE6>AE @? u:4@k^2m[ H9@ H2D D9@E 2?5 8C2G6=J H@F?565 27E6C 2 8@G6C?>6?E >66E:?8[ D9@42== 4@F?ECJ 2?5 C6G6C36C2E:?8 24C@DD tFC@A6] %96 36?67:E H2D AC@G:565 @?=J E@ 7@C>6C AC6D:56?ED 367@C6 a_ac]k^AmkAmt2C=:6C 😕 a_ac[ $=@G226?E E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^D=@G26D DF49 2D 8C27E[ @C82?:K65 4C:>6 2?5 6IEC6>:D> 2?5 E96 8@G6C?>6?E 2=D@ 5:D>2?E=65 E96 A@=:46 F?:E 562=:?8 H:E9 DF49 4C:>6D]k^AmkAm%96 =68:D=2E:@? 72465 D92CA 4C:E:4:D> 2E 9@>6 2?5 23C@25[ 2?5 E9@FD2?5D @7 $=@G2^2CE:4=6^D=@G26\>:?:DE6C\edafc7gfga`chfah77g4d3`7b4g7_df7QmE@@36C @7 A6@A=6 =:?^2CE:4=6^D=@G26?E\_6be5_324c__7e3742dah35`_7d3g`45QmD:?46 C6EFC?:?8 E@ A@H6C 😕 a_abk^2m] w:D AC@\#FDD:2? 2?5 @E96C A@=:4:6D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^D=@G26?E\AC@E6DED\7:4@\CFDD:2\FAE65 ?F>6C@FD AC@E6DEDk^2m]k^AmkAmu:4@ 5:5 ?@E G@E6 😕 E9:D C676C6?5F>]k^AmCopyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Tags:national_newsslovakiaSlovenskoSprávy