Slovakia's State Commission for Elections has officially confirmed that Saturday's referendum is invalid after turnout reached only 16.13 percent.
More than 50 percent participation is required for a referendum to be valid under Slovak law.
Out of nearly 4.37 million registered voters, just over 705,000 took part, with almost 699,000 valid ballots cast.
Participants voted on two questions: abolishing lifetime pensions granted to certain public officials, including the prime minister, and restoring the Office of the Special Prosecutor together with the National Criminal Agency.
More than 93 percent of participating voters supported abolishing the lifetime pension, while over 92 percent backed restoring the two law enforcement institutions.
The highest turnout was recorded in the Bratislava Region at almost 22 percent, while the Košice Region saw the lowest participation, at 13.4 percent.
The referendum was initiated by the extra-parliamentary Demokrati party. A third proposed question on shortening the parliamentary term was excluded after President Peter Pellegrini ruled it unconstitutional.
This was Slovakia's tenth referendum since becoming an independent state.
Source: TASR
