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April 2004 saw another invalid referendum vote in Slovakia, because of a low turnout. The referendum, called as a result of a petition initiated by the Trade Union Confederation (KOZ) and the opposition Smer party, asked the voters to call upon the parliament to dissolve itself and hold a new parliamentary election. Once again, the referendum question, the referendum campaign, the legal status and the results were subjects of political struggles and intense interest from abroad. As with every referendum in Slovak history, the political and economical stability of the country came into question.
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Láštic, E. (2007). Referendum experience in Slovakia: a long and winding road. In: Pállinger, Z.T., Kaufmann, B., Marxer, W., Schiller, T. (eds) Direct Democracy in Europe. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-90579-2_14
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