### [2026-07-4](/feed/2026/07/4/index.md)

##### 2026 Slovak referendum
# Slovaks vote in a referendum to decide whether to cancel life payments for prime ministers after their terms expire and whether to reopen the office of an anti-corruption agency. 




### Sources:

1. [AP via ''The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/04/slovakia-fico-referendum-corruption/71d97a62-777c-11f1-b665-5f8be87f3787_story.html)

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