A referendum on resolving the border dispute with Croatia was held in Slovenia on 6 June 2010. Voters were asked whether the dispute should be brought before an international arbitration tribunal.Election profile IFES The results showed 51.54% of voters in favour, with a voter turnout of 42.66%.Results IFES
Background The referendum was officially requested in parliament on 26 April 2010, with the date for the election to be decided within seven days, i.e. by 3 May 2010.Slovenian lawmakers request referendum on Croatian agreement SE Times, 26 April 2010 The election was called in the evening on 3 May 2010 for 6 June 2010 as had been expected.Slovenia OK with All Croatian EU Chapters STA, 14 April 2010
The official wording was:
Polling Before the referendum, polls constantly showed a majority of the population in favour of the agreement:Opinion poll: Slovenians would back arbitration deal at referendum Bsanna News, 29 March 2010 November 2009: 49% to 37% in favour January 2010: 64% to 28% in favour March 2010: 50% to 30% in favour Early May 2010: 37.6% to 32.9% in favour Angus Reid, 24 May 2010 Late May 2010: 50.7% to 36.1% in favourSlovenians divided on Croatia border deal referendum: polls EU Business, 29 May 2010 Late May 2010: 37.6% to 37.0% against Early June 2010: 54% to 46% in favourSpannendes Rennen bei Grenzreferendum erwartet Der Standard, 5 June 2010 Early June 2010: 56.8% to 43.2% in favour
Results
See also Croatia–Slovenia border disputes Croatia–Slovenia relations
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