A two-part referendum was held in Slovakia on 4 July 2026. The questions were on whether to cancel life payments for leaders after their terms expire, and whether to reestablish the and the .

Although a very large majority of those that voted supported the proposals, it, nevertheless, was not adopted as less than 50% of all eligible voters in the country exercised their right to vote in the referendum, a requirement under current Slovak law.

With a turnout of 16%, it was the second lowest in a Slovak referendum since the 1997 Slovak referendum.

Background The referendum came from a petition organised by the Democrats party which was signed by more than 350,000 citizens.

Questions The two questions on the referendum paper was posed as:

Results Polling stations were opened from 07:00 to 22:00. As only 16% of the electorate turned out to vote while a majority of votes and a minimum of 50% turnout was required to pass the proposals, the referendum failed.

Question 1

Question 2

See also List of elections in 2026

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