Progressive Slovakia Rejects Referendum to Shorten Electoral Term

Progressive Slovakia announced it will not support introducing the possibility of shortening the current electoral term through a referendum. The opposition party's position came in response to suggestions from Voice-SD, a coalition partner, about potentially cutting short the current parliamentary term. According to Progressive Slovakia spokesperson Mesterová, if Voice-SD wants to shorten the current electoral period, it can submit such a proposal directly under constitutional provisions rather than through a referendum mechanism. The statement highlights growing tensions within Slovakia's political landscape, where Progressive Slovakia serves as the main opposition party while Voice-SD is part of the ruling coalition alongside Robert Fico's Smer-SD party.