KONTAN.CO.ID - SLOVAKIA. A referendum in Slovakia failed to open a path to early elections after most voters avoided the polling stations on Saturday, quashing the opposition's plan to bring the contest forward. Only 27.3% of voters cast ballots, far below the absolute majority a referendum must attract to be valid, according to data released overnight by the Statistics Office. Only one popular vote - on joining the European Union - has passed the threshold since Slovakia's independence in 1993.
Referendum in Slovakia Fails to Bring Early Vote Closer
KONTAN.CO.ID - SLOVAKIA. A referendum in Slovakia failed to open a path to early elections after most voters avoided the polling stations on Saturday, quashing the opposition's plan to bring the contest forward. Only 27.3% of voters cast ballots, far below the absolute majority a referendum must attract to be valid, according to data released overnight by the Statistics Office. Only one popular vote - on joining the European Union - has passed the threshold since Slovakia's independence in 1993.