2021 Slovenian Waters Act referendum

2021 Slovenian Waters Act referendum

11 July 2021
Do you support the implementation of the Water Law Amendment Act (ZV-1G) adopted by the National Assembly at its session on March 30, 2021?
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 104,312 13.25% No 682,760 86.75% Valid votes 787,072 99.76% Invalid or blank votes 1,896 0.24% Total votes 788,968 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 1,698,642 46.45%

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A referendum on amendments to the Waters Act was held in Slovenia on 11 July 2021. According to the environmental activists and the domain experts, the provisions of the law would have detrimental effects on the environment and on clean water.^[1] With one of the highest turnouts in recent history, the Act was overwhelmingly rejected by the voters.^[2]