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 Special Prosecutor's Office and the National Criminal Agency.
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:
1. Súhlasíte so zrušením tzv. doživotnej renty, napríklad, pre Roberta Fica, ustanovenej v § 24a ods. 1 písm. b) zákona č. 120/1993 Z. z. o platových pomeroch niektorých ústavných činiteľov Slovenskej republiky v aktuálnom znení?"Do you agree with the abolition of the so-called lifetime pension—for example, for Robert Fico—as provided for in Section 24a(1)(b) of Act No. 120/1993 Coll. on the Salaries of Certain Constitutional Officials of the Slovak Republic, as currently in force?"2. Súhlasíte s tým, aby boli obnovené Úrad špeciálnej prokuratúry a Národná kriminálna agentúra?"Do you agree that the Special Prosecutor's Office and the National Criminal Agency should be reinstated?"
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.