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SKDear clients,
we would like to inform you that the President of the Slovak Republic declares a referendum on the basis of Article 95(1) and Article 102(1)(n) of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic and Section 202 of the Act on the Conditions of Exercise of the Right to Vote and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts (hereinafter referred to as the “Referendum”).
The referendum shall concern the early termination of the National Council of the Slovak Republic’s electoral term by means of an amendment to the Constitution of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Constitution of the Slovak Republic’).
The official wording of the referendum question is: ‘Do you agree that the early termination of the electoral term of the National Council of the Slovak Republic can be carried out by referendum or by a resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic by amending the Constitution of the Slovak Republic?’. In the light of the referendum question, the following Articles of the Slovak Constitution should be amended: Article 73(1), Article 81a by adding point (b), Article 82(5), , Article 84(3), Article 86 by adding point (n), Article 93(2) and by amending Article 98(2).
New wording of Article 73(1): ‘The National Council of the Slovak Republic shall have 150 members who shall be elected for four years, unless the term of office of the National Council of the Slovak Republic is terminated early in accordance with this Constitution.
New wording of Article 81a in the case of the addition of point (b): “The mandate of a deputy shall be terminated by the early termination of the electoral term,”
The new wording of Article 82 (5) shall read: “The session of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall be terminated by the expiry of the electoral term, by the early termination of the electoral term or by its dissolution.”
The new wording of Article 84 (3) shall read: “The approval of an international treaty pursuant to Article 7(3) and (4) shall require the consent of a supermajority of all Members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for the adoption of a resolution on the early termination of the term of office of the National Council of the Slovak Republic pursuant to Article 86(n) and for the adoption of a law returned by the President of the Slovak Republic pursuant to Article 102(o).”.
New wording of Article 86 in the case of the addition of point (n): “The competence of the National Council of the Slovak Republic includes in particular: to act on the early termination of the term of office of the National Council of the Slovak Republic; the resolution adopted shall be generally binding and shall be promulgated in the same manner as a law.”
New wording of Article 93(2): “A referendum may also decide on other important issues of public interest, including the early termination of the term of office of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.”
Art. 98(2) reads: ”Proposals adopted in a referendum shall be promulgated by the President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic as constitutional law.” This is instead of the current wording of the provision: ‘Proposals adopted in a referendum shall be promulgated by the National Council of the Slovak Republic in the same manner as a law.’
A successful referendum, and therefore the amendment of the above articles themselves, will make it possible to hold early elections and to shorten the term of office of the deputies themselves.