A referendum on minority rights was held in Slovenia on 4 April 2004. Voters were asked whether they approved government proposals to restore basic rights to ethnic minorities who had been erased from the citizen registry in 1992.[1][2][3][4][5] The proposal was rejected by 96% of voters, with a voter turnout of 32%.[6][7][8]
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Are you in favor of the law on the implementation of point 8 of the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia No. UI-246/02-28 (EPA 956-III), adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia on 25 November 2003? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The referendum was backed by oppositional Slovenian Democratic Party,[9] while the government called for a boycott.[10]
Results
edit| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 19,984 | 3.95 | |
| Against | 485,356 | 96.05 | |
| Total | 505,340 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 505,340 | 98.48 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,794 | 1.52 | |
| Total votes | 513,134 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,626,913 | 31.54 | |
| Source: Državna volilna komisija RS | |||
References
edit- ^ Election profile IFES
- ^ "SPREJET TEHNIČNI ZAKON O IZBRISANIH". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "ZAKON O IZBRISANIH ZNOVA SPREJET". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "NOV SISTEMSKI ZAKON O IZBRISANIH". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "IZBRISANI: VPRAŠANJE DELNO NEUSTAVNO". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ Results IFES
- ^ "VEČINA PROTI TEHNIČNEMU ZAKONU O IZBRISANIH". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "Volitve referenduma". www.dvk-rs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "JANŠA: REFERENDUM SLEJ KO PREJ BO". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ Slovenia: 90 percent voted at the referendum backed Janša proposal Archived 2015-02-12 at the Wayback Machine HRT, 4 April 2004