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23 December 1990 (1990-12-23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Should the Republic of Slovenia become an independent and sovereign state? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anindependence referendum was held in theRepublic of Slovenia (then part ofSFR Yugoslavia) on 23 December 1990.[1] Both theruling center-right coalition and the left-wing opposition supported the referendum and called on voters to support Slovenian independence.
The voters were asked the question: "Should the Republic of Slovenia become an independent andsovereign state?" (Slovene:Ali naj Republika Slovenija postane samostojna in neodvisna država?).[2] TheSlovenian parliament set a threshold for the validity of the plebiscite at 50% plus one of all registered voters.[3][4]
A total of 1,499,294 people were entitled to vote. However, 42,274 people could not vote because they were working abroad or involved in military service or military exercises, reducing the electorate to 1,457,020.[5]
On 26 December, final results of the referendum were officially proclaimed byFrance Bučar in theAssembly. 88.5% of registered voters (95.7% of those participating) had voted in favour of independence, therefore exceeding the threshold. 4% had voted against independence, while 1% had cast invalid ballots and 0.1% had returned their ballots unused.[5] 7% of the potential electorate did not participate in the elections.
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 1,289,369 | 95.71 | |
| Against | 57,800 | 4.29 | |
| Total | 1,347,169 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 1,347,169 | 99.09 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,412 | 0.91 | |
| Total votes | 1,359,581 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,457,020 | 93.31 | |
| Source: Statistical Office[5] | |||
In the month following the referendum, the Slovenian parliament proposed a six-month period of negotiations, with the goal of forming a loose confederation with the other Yugoslav republics.[6] Unless such an agreement was reached within the deadline, the Slovenia parliament planned to unilaterally declare independence.[7] On 25 June 1991, the deadline arrived with no such confederal agreement. As a result, theBasic Constitutional Charter on the Independence and Sovereignty of the Republic of Slovenia was passed and independence was declared the following day, leading to theTen-Day War.
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