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Southeast Europe
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The Taxpayers Standing Our Ground managed to mobilise over 40,000 Slovenians to sign a petition calling for the referendum, after which the parlia- ment voted on July 4 to allow the referendum to take place.
Opposition remains strong, with 19 of the 32 groups and parties officially registered for the referendum campaign declaring themselves to be against the project, according to a list published by Slovenian Press Agency (STA).
Aside from Taxpayers Standing Our Ground and the SDS, opponents include several opposition parties represented in the parliament —
the Christian Democrats (NSi) and the Left opposition parties — plus non-parliamentary
parties such as the Christian Socialists of Slovenia — Krek's Socialists, the Party of Equal Lands, Greens of Slovenia, the Christian Democratic Party, Voice for Children and Families and the Pirate Party. Numerous NGOs are also against the project.
They have been campaigning against Cerar’s SMC, the Social Democrats (SD) and the Union of Pen- sioners' Associations, which have spearheaded the campaign for a yes vote.
A poll by daily Delo published by local media on September 4 found that 73% of respondents sup- ported plans to build the second track of the rail- way, although only 45% definitely planned to turn out and vote, RTV Slovenija reported.
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