Koper-Divača referendum annulled, Cerar resigns in protest

Ljubljana, 14 March - The Supreme Court has annulled the September 2017 referendum in which the law governing the financing of the Koper-Divača rail project was endorsed, ordering a repeat vote while the project remains in limbo. The decision prompted Prime Minister Miro Cerar to resign just months before the end of the government's term.

Ljubljana The Supreme Court holds a hearing on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
The Supreme Court holds a hearing on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Supreme Court rules on validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Supreme Court rules on validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Petitioner Vili Kovačič attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Petitioner Vili Kovačič attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Petitioner Vili Kovačič attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Petitioner Vili Kovačič attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Petitioner Vili Kovačič attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Petitioner Vili Kovačič attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Petitioner Vili Kovačič attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Petitioner Vili Kovačič attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Miro Cerar attends an open hearing of the Supreme Court, which deliberates on the validity of the September 2017 referendum on the Koper-Divača rail project law.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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