US EditionSlovaks to vote in a July referendum on lifelong payments for Prime Minister Fico and others
Voters will also decide whether to reopen the special prosecutor’s office, after a petition backed by more than 350,000 people reached the legal threshold.
- On Monday, President Peter Pellegrini announced Slovakia will hold a referendum on July 4 to decide whether to cancel lifelong payments for Prime Minister Robert Fico and other leaders, and whether to reopen the special prosecutor's office.
- The referendum follows a petition organized by the Democrats, a pro-Western opposition party, signed by more than 350,000 citizens—the legal threshold required to trigger the national vote.
- Following a 2024 assassination attempt on Fico, who was gravely wounded at a pre-election event, lawmakers introduced the lifelong payments; previously, the benefit was provided only to former presidents.
- Fico's government abolished the special prosecutor's office in 2024, prompting thousands of Slovaks to protest the law, which handles major crimes including organized crime and corruption.
- The Constitutional Court ruled in 2021 that similar referendum questions were unconstitutional, and historically, only the 2003 European Union membership vote succeeded in Slovakia's referendum history.
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The President of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, announced Monday the convening for 4 July of a referendum on the restoration of a special anti-corruption prosecutor's office, which was disbanded at the initiative of the government led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, reports to the press agencies TASR and EFE, taken over by Agerpres. The Slovak Parliament approved in 2024 a reform of the Code ...
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Slovaks to vote in a July referendum on lifelong payments for Prime Minister Fico and others
Slovakia will hold a referendum this summer to decide on whether to cancel lifelong payments for Prime Minister Robert Fico and other leaders after their terms end.
Slovakia to hold referendum on payment cuts for leaders on 4 July
Slovakia will hold a referendum on 4 July to determine whether to cancel lifelong payments to Prime Minister Robert Fico and other former leaders after their terms end. The vote follows a citizen petition from the pro-Western opposition party, supported by over 350,000 signatures.
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