Slovenia to vote in referendum on artist pension that has fostered culture war

The President of the Republic has not missed any elections or referendum since she came of age.

More than 3,000 polling stations across the country opened their doors at 7 a.m. for a referendum vote on the implementation of the law on pension supplements for exceptional achievements in the field of art. Polls will be open until 7 p.m., during which time the voting silence will also apply.

Voters reject bill on artist pension top-ups

Slovenian voters have rejected a bill that would have granted award-winning artists a special pension top-up in a referendum spearheaded by the largest opposition party, which called the result a "slap in the face" of the government. Over 92% voted against the bill on 11 May on a turnout of 26%, which was enough to bring down the law under rules that stipulate at least 20% of all eligible voters must vote against - assuming the overall vote is a…

Voters today decided on the implementation of the law on pension supplements for exceptional achievements in the field of art. After more than 90 percent of the ballots were counted, it turned out that more than 90 percent of voters voted against the law. The SDS proposed today's referendum on pension supplements for artists, after 90 percent of the ballots were counted, 348,109 votes were "against", 28,506 "for". According to current data, the …

At more than 3,000 polling stations for the referendum vote on the pension supplement for exceptional achievements in the field of art, which opened at 7 a.m., 138,809 voters, or 8.2 percent of eligible voters, had voted by 11 a.m. The polls will be open until 7 p.m., with the first results expected after 7:30 p.m.

Citizens will decide the fate of the law on the pension supplement for exceptional achievements in the field of art in a referendum today. Between 7 am and 7 pm, more than 3,000 polling stations will be open across the country, where almost 1.7 million eligible voters will have the opportunity to have their say on the law. The first results of the vote will be known tonight.