1990 Slovenian independence referendum

none 1990 Slovenian independence referendum Socialist Republic of Slovenia Should the Republic of Slovenia become an independent and sovereign state? 1990 12 23 yes 1289369 57800 12412 1457020 An independence referendum was held in the Republic of Slovenia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia) on 23 December 1990.http://www.sta.si/vest.php?s=s&id=1708749 Z drevišnjo proslavo v Cankarjevem domu bomo obeležili obletnico plebiscita sl With the celebration in the Cankar Hall this evening we will commemorate the anniversary of the plebiscite Slovenian Press Agency 23 November 2011 23 December 2011 8 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808071038/http://www.sta.si/vest.php?s=s&id=1708749 dead Both the ruling 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 and sovereign state?" (sl Ali naj Republika Slovenija postane samostojna in neodvisna država?).http://www.pokarh-mb.si/fileadmin/www.pokarh-mb.si/pdf_datoteke/Radenci2007/Felicijan.pdf Prevzem arhivskega gradiva plebiscitnega referenduma o samostojnosti Republike Slovenije sl, en Acquisition of Plebiscite on the Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Slovenia Archives Suzana Felicijan Bratož 6. zbornik referatov dopolnilnega izobraževanja s področja arhivistike, dokumentalistike in informatike v Radencih od 28. do 30. marca 2007 http://www.pokarh-mb.si/index.php?id=126 453–458 2007 Regional Archives Maribor dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121113023555/http://www.pokarh-mb.si/fileadmin/www.pokarh-mb.si/pdf_datoteke/Radenci2007/Felicijan.pdf 2012-11-13 The Slovenian parliament set a threshold for the validity of the plebiscite at 50% plus one of all registered voters.http://www.uradni-list.si/dl/vip_akti/1990-02-2102.pdf Zakon o plebiscitu o samostojnosti in neodvisnosti Republike Slovenije sl Plebiscite on the Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Slovenia Act Uradni List XLVII 44 2033–2034 0350-4964 6 December 1990 http://www.reporter.si/node/692 Intervju: Rosvita Pesek sl Interview: Rosvita Pesek 26 December 2008 Reporter dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120606033211/http://www.reporter.si/node/692 6 June 2012 http://www.delo.si/novice/politika/plebiscit-o-samostojnosti-cas-najvecje-politicne-enotnosti.html Plebiscit o samostojnosti – čas največje politične enotnosti sl Independence Referendum – the Time of the Largest Political Unity Delo.si 23 November 2011 1854-6544 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. Results On 26 December, final results of the referendum were officially proclaimed by France Bučar in the Assembly. 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.http://www.stat.si/letopis/2011/05_11/05-11-11.htm Statistični letopis 2011 Statistical Yearbook 2011 Volitve Elections 108 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia 2011 15 1318-5403 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415045826/http://www.stat.si/letopis/2011/05_11/05-11-11.htm 15 April 2012 7% of the potential electorate did not participate in the elections. 1289369 57800 12412 1457020 Statistical Office Aftermath 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.Pleskovic Boris Sachs Jeffrey D. Political Independence and Economic Reform in Slovenia Blanchard Olivier Jean Froot Kenneth A. Sachs Jeffrey D. The Transition in Eastern Europe, Volume 1 January 1994 University of Chicago Press 0-226-05660-0 198 http://www.nber.org/chapters/c6020 23 December 2025 Unless such an agreement was reached within the deadline, the Slovenia parliament planned to unilaterally declare independence.Ramet Sabrina Petra Slovenia's Road to Democracy Europe-Asia Studies 1993 45 5 872–873 10.1080/09668139308412128 153060 https://www.jstor.org/stable/153060 23 December 2025 On 25 June 1991, the deadline arrived with no such confederal agreement. As a result, the Basic Constitutional Charter on the Independence and Sovereignty of the Republic of Slovenia was passed and independence was declared the following day, leading to the Ten-Day War. References Category:Yugoslav Slovenia Category:Ten-Day War Independence Slovenia Category:Referendums in Slovenia Slovenia Independence Slovenia Category:Referendums in Yugoslavia