Slovenian voters reject inquiry law while backing government in consultative referendums
Slovenians rejected a legislative proposal on parliamentary inquiries while backing options aligned with Prime Minister Janez Janša in three consultative referendums.
Slovenian voters rejected a proposed law on parliamentary inquiries in a legislative referendum on Sunday, while supporting positions aligned with Prime Minister Janez Janša's ruling Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) across three consultative referendums.
According to preliminary results from the State Election Commission with over 95 percent of votes counted, 50.5 percent of voters cast ballots against the parliamentary inquiry legislation. Left-liberal opposition parties had criticized the proposed measure, calling it an effort to establish a "political police."
In contrast, options backed by the governing coalition prevailed in three advisory votes, which included proposals concerning public broadcasting fees. Janša characterized the referendums as a "test of common sense" and pledged that his administration would respect the outcome and enact relevant legislation where required.
Sources: Delo, Siol.net, Danas, N1, Index
How outlets assessed this
- Oct 12, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC
- Danas Critical Highlighted opposition claims that the rejected legislative proposal was an attempt by the government to establish a political police force.
- Siol.net Supportive Focused on Prime Minister Janša's positive reaction to voter turnout and his framing of the votes as a test of common sense.
Sources
- Delo — Janša, Golob in Stevanović o zdravi pameti, Nataša Pirc Musar s predlogom
- Siol.net — Janša napovedal, kaj sledi po referendumih #video
- Danas — Slovenija rekla „ne“ zakonu koji je opozicija nazvala pokušajem uvođenja političke policije
- N1 — Slovenci podržali opcije bliske Janšinoj vladi na tri referenduma, odbacili zakon o parlamentarnoj istrazi
- Index — Tijesna bitka u Sloveniji oko pristojbe za javnu televiziju