More than 3.000 polling stations opened in Slovenia at 7 a.m. today, where citizens will decide on the implementation of the law on assisted suicide.
Polling stations will be open until 7 p.m., and the first results are expected after 7:30 p.m., the Slovenian News Agency (STA) reported.
The referendum question is: Are you in favor of implementing the law on assisted voluntary termination of life, which was adopted by the National Assembly on July 24, 2025? Voters vote by circling for or against.
The law allows an adult patient, capable of making independent decisions about themselves, to voluntarily end their life if they are experiencing unbearable pain due to a serious incurable illness or other permanent health impairment, Slovenian media reported.
Voting in the referendum was possible from Tuesday to Thursday, when 35.730 voters, or 2,11 percent of those registered, cast their ballots.
The law will be rejected in a referendum if a majority of voters vote against it, provided that at least one-fifth of all voters vote against the law.
According to the latest data, the number of voters is 1.696,025, which means that 339.205 voters need to vote against the law to reject it.
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