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A failed Slovak referendum on Prime Minister Robert Fico's lifetime pension has exposed a pattern playing out well beyond Slovakia: across Europe, benefits for former heads of state are becoming political ammunition precisely where societies and elites are most deeply divided.
The recent political upheaval in Kraków, where Mayor Aleksander Miszalski was removed in a recall referendum, is more than a local Polish story. It reflects a broader Central European pattern where urban governance, national polarization, and EU-level political identities increasingly intersect.
Slovenia’s government saw off a major opposition challenge on Sunday, 27 November, as voters approved three laws in a referendum vote widely seen as a vote of confidence in the left-liberal ruling coalition. The right-wing Democrats Party (SDS) had called referendum attempting to repeal three so-called “damaging” laws, including