Plebiscite Act: “People are convinced that there is no difference between the parties on this issue”

Thirty years ago Therefore Accelerated steps were taken on the path to Slovenia’s independence. Political parties and leadership Therefore Agreed to hand over the independence plan v Decision for citizens. “Should the Republic of Slovenia become an independent sovereign state?” Written on a poll slip within three weeks.

“The first voting campaign took place in early October 1990, v During the first major battle with the Yugoslav army. The parliamentary group of the Socialist Party of Slovenia proposed in a parliamentary session that Slovenia’s voters be able to vote for an independent Slovenia before the new constitution is adopted., “The curator describes the embryos Irina Rebekah From the Museum of Recent History in Slovenia Therefore A new exhibition has been prepared for the anniversary Slovenes Therefore Vote for a free country, However, due to epidemiological circumstances it is only temporarily available online.

At the time, however, the ruling Democrats thought it was too fast and too dangerous, and although Demos was of the opinion that a constitution should be adopted first. v Its program since the early 1990s. However, due to the delay in approving the Constitution due to several amendments, Therefore November v Anyway, Demos decided to do an early poll. Constitution makers from demos ranks v Constitutional Commission Tyne Hribar, Peter Jambrek Inside Ton Jerovak Therefore v Polgia and President of Demos Jose Punicom Demos convinced the MPs of the idea, and some of them had restraint.

Mixed reactions and vigilance

The proposal received a mixed response v Opposition, he claimed, would be put forward carried out Fact. “In mid-November, Milan Kusan, President of the Republic of Slovenia assumes the role of a kind of peace mediator, convening a session Therefore The presidents of the parliamentary parties attended, calming the tensions between the opposition and the coalition,” v Podcast Curator Irina Rebekah told the Interior Ministry.

Milan Kusan It happened 25 years later v Interview for action Slovenia and the point! RemindedHe “The PIL is a very sensitive issue and an important project of Slovenian history. Any action that is not coordinated can endanger it. ”

In the second half of November Therefore The party presidents met again on the initiative of Demos President Joey Puiknick and agreed on the most important issues – the public interest litigation and the implementation date. “On November 20, 1990, the Delo newspaper reported Most Representatives of the parties agreed that the public interest litigation would take place between December 15 and January 15 and that a vote would be taken. v With a two-thirds majority, the legislature will determine the exact date of the referendum based on a proposal jointly prepared by the Republic presidency and the government.“about what Therefore There were plans for that Therefore Curator Rebekah says voters found out from the media.

How many votes are enough?

The biggest differences between Demos and the opposition Therefore The quorum was to determine – that is, under what circumstances public opinion was declared successful. Some demo parties Therefore He justified the version he had to vote for Most Opposition groups called for a boycott of the by-elections Most All eligible voters. In the demo Therefore The position of the Opposition is to delay or impede the implementation of the PIL, from the Opposition Therefore The ruling coalition was accused of not trusting its own people.

“These discussions Therefore I was very surprised at the time. Speak up Therefore It lasted a long time v At night, Spomenca Hriber and I, who defended the absolute majority, went to the individual members of Demos and prevented people from believing, because by law we do not mean to have a free nation. Most Disagree, “Is v In an interview with MMC a year ago, Demos summed up the atmosphere at the time with the Allied President, the Greens of Slovenia and a member of the Slovenian Presidency. Dusan Plot.

After long discussions she was at the beginning December Acceptable version argued by the Opposition – if there is a public interest petition it will win For Most All eligible voters. The right to vote Therefore Everything was there Therefore There was universal suffrage.

Six months time

Was there Therefore And differing opinions on when to declare independence after the success of a referendum. “At the meeting v I polished Therefore Some argued for the idea of ​​declaring sovereignty The car The day the results of the poll were announced. Fortunately, the government came up with very calm views, The car Led to a treaty declaring the latest independence v Six months. At that time, we were not ready for a strong military battle, “He revealed to the STA a few days ago Lodge Peter, Then Prime Minister and President of the SKD Party, which was part of the Demos Alliance.

No one voted against

Legal and non-legal basis for implementing a vote of confidence Therefore Set up exactly 30 years ago – 6. December This is 1990 v Parliament voted on the Plebiscite Act on the Independence and Autonomy of the Republic of Slovenia. It was approved by 203 votes in favor. No one was against it, four Therefore Left.

The vote took place v Heavy guard since then Therefore Be responsible BaliDo not do that v There were unwelcome interventions by the federal military during the session. Archives of RTV Slovenia preserve TV Dnievnik to this day, 30 years later, bringing us closer to what happened at that time:

‘Should the Republic of Slovenia become an independent and sovereign nation?’ That was the PIL. The question thus formed also enabled the possibility of a Confederate union v Yugoslav State, writes historian Sedenko Sepi v Part Two Slovensky Recent History.

Following the adoption of this law, an inter-party agreement was signed on joint participation in the public interest petition, Therefore All parties are committed to working together as they are aware of the historical significance of decision making in this referendum.

There is public support Increased

“It was not difficult for us to get along with each other. After all, we agreed to a referendum law, The car It’s not easy. The unity of that time, which is much talked about today, could not be achieved The car Therefore. Agreement between the parties Thanks to Spomenka Hriber. This unity was important Therefore People can convince it v There is no difference between the political leadership and the parties on this issue. Together we will be responsible for this work which one We invited them to a poll. If the people felt that this unity did not exist, one part of Slovenes would vote against the other. So, the result will not be convincing or legitimate, and after all, we will miss a historic opportunity. That is why handling the law and the agreement between the parties is so valuable,Is v Compilation Slovenia and the point! Reminded Kusan, President of the Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia.

At the same time, popular support increased. Politicians with different orientations Therefore Traveling around the globe, Slovenia declared December 23 as Decision Day.