RTV Slovenija Act Defeated in Referendum

Ljubljana, 12 December - The new act on public broadcaster RTV Slovenija was defeated resoundingly in a referendum marked by extremely low turnout on Sunday, in what is being billed as a vote of no confidence for the government and a stark message by an electorate fed up with politics.

Ljubljana
Slovenians vote in a referendum on a law transforming the status of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenians vote in a referendum on a law transforming the status of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Polling station in a referendum on a law transforming the status of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Polling station in a referendum on a law transforming the status of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Polling station in a referendum on a law transforming the status of public broadcaster RTV Slovenija.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

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