A referendum on banning the privatisation of strategically important state-owned companies was held in
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
on 25 and 26 September 1998.
[ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 ] Although approved by 84.3% of those voting,
voter turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Unive ...
was just 44.1% and the referendum was declared invalid due to insufficient turnout.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1752]
Results
References
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