Slovak President Questions Legality of Democrats' Referendum Proposal

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini expressed doubts about the constitutionality of a referendum proposal put forward by the Democrats party. The president questioned whether the referendum, as currently formulated by the Democrats, meets the legal requirements for such a public vote under Slovak law. The Democrats, an opposition liberal party that emerged from the merger of several centrist groups, have been pushing for the referendum as part of their political agenda. Presidential concerns about referendum proposals typically center on whether the questions comply with constitutional limitations on what issues can be subject to direct democracy votes in Slovakia.