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SLOVAKIA
Referendum fails over low turnout
BRATISLAVA -- An opposition-led referendum aimed at forcing early elections in Slovakia looked to have failed yesterday, opening the way for Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda to continue painful reforms just weeks before the country enters the European Union.
The turnout was expected to be around 40 percent. The referendum needs 50 percent to become valid.
The plebiscite coincided with the first round of a two-stage presidential election pitting Vladimir Meciar, an autocrat who drove Slovakia into the diplomatic wilderness during the last decade, against Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan, the man credited with leading it out.
Mr. Kukan emerged with a slight lead in opinion polls in the final days before the vote, but is not expected to get more than the 50 percent needed for an outright win.
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