nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230125-201809-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230125s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230125-201809-0 doi eng 342 23 Steuer, Max Author aut (orcid)0000-0001-7638-5865 Searching for a Government - Referenda and constitutional changes in Slovakia ahead of early elections Steuer, Max Verfassungsblog 2023-01-25 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 21 January 2023, Slovak voters had the opportunity to use their constitutional right to vote in a referendum on a constitutional amendment on early elections. The referendum was, however, invalid, because a valid referendum in Slovakia requires a turnout of at least half of all eligible voters. The referendum took place less than six weeks after the no-confidence vote to the Slovak executive by the Slovak parliament. This development prompted steps towards amending the Constitution so that early elections become constitutionally permissible. CC BY-SA 4.0 Constitutional referendum Direct Democracy Illiberalism Referendum Slovakia Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/searching-for-a-government/ raw object