A referendum on resolving the border dispute with Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

was held in Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

on 6 June 2010. Voters were asked whether the dispute should be brought before an international arbitration tribunal. The results showed 51.54% of voters in favour, with a voter turnout of 42.66%.

Background

The referendum was officially requested in parliament on 26 April 2010, with the date for the election to be decided within seven days, i.e. by 3 May 2010. The election was called in the evening on 3 May 2010 for 6 June 2010. as had been expected.

The official wording was:

Polling

Before the referendum, polls constantly showed a majority of the population in favour of the agreement:

• November 2009: 49% to 37% in favour
• January 2010: 64% to 28% in favour
• March 2010: 50% to 30% in favour
• Early May 2010: 37.6% to 32.9% in favour
• Late May 2010: 50.7% to 36.1% in favour
• Late May 2010: 37.6% to 37.0% against
• Early June 2010: 54% to 46% in favour
• Early June 2010: 56.8% to 43.2% in favour