The State Election Commission (DVK) at today’s session adopted the minutes on determining the outcome of the voting in the legislative referendum on the Act on Assistance in Voluntary End of Life (ZPPKŽ), which was held on November 23, 2025. In addition, the DVK adopted a decision to reject the objection from Srebrna Nit, the Association for Dignified Aging, and voter Bogdan Biščak, as well as the objection from a group of individual voters and members of the Srebrna Nit Association: Irena Žagar, dddr. Andrej Pleterski, dr. Dušan Keber, and dr. Igor Pribac.
As we have already reported, the group of euthanasia advocates was strongly surprised by the referendum result, as all polls indicated a convincing victory for the so-called “poisoning lobby.” The result not only surprised them but also shocked them.
The left, namely, claims an exclusive right to victory in elections and referendums. When a defeat occurs, they no longer recognize it. Therefore, they filed a complaint about the referendum result under the pretext that the referendum campaign was not fair. Today, there are no longer any doubts, as the State Election Commission rejected their complaint.
How Did Slovenians Vote?
The DVK determined that 1,695,039 voters were entitled to vote in the legislative referendum on the Act on Assistance in Voluntary End of Life (ZPPKŽ). A total of 696,341 voters cast their votes, or 41.08 percent of all eligible voters.696,294 ballots were cast, of which: 693,849 ballots were valid and 2,445 ballots were invalid (or 0.35 percent).
To the referendum question “Are you in favor of the Act on Assistance in Voluntary End of Life (ZPPKŽ), adopted by the National Assembly at the session on July 24, 2025, coming into force?”: 323,047 voters voted YES (or 46.56 percent), while 370,802 voters voted NO (or 53.44 percent). According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, on the day of voting, November 23, 2025, 1,693,885 voters were entered in the voter register. Based on this data, the DVK determined that the law would be rejected in the referendum if at least 338,777 voters voted against it.Since more voters voted against the Act on Assistance in Voluntary End of Life (ZPPKŽ) than for it, and at the same time at least one-fifth of voters voted against the law, the Act on Assistance in Voluntary End of Life (ZPPKŽ) was rejected in the referendum.
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