A referendum on political reform was held in Slovakia on 18 September 2010, following a successful petition started as a civil activity along with foundation of the radical neo-liberal Freedom and Solidarity (SaS),[1] which later became the third-largest party in the National Council.
The referendum failed to meet the turnout threshold required under the Constitution of Slovakia, with only 22.8% of the electorate voting: far below the 50% required.
[2] The referendum asked six questions, which had been promoted collectively by SaS as 'Referendum 2009' under their plan to hold such a referendum in 2009:[3] The latter four demands had already been included in the new coalition agreement of the government formed after the 2010 election, which includes SaS.
[5] Only one referendum in Slovak history has ever crossed this threshold: the 2003 vote on EU membership (51.5% turnout).
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