Slovenia seeks to prevent a referendum on pension overhaul

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SLOVENIA - The Slovenian government wants to prevent a referendum on a pension overhaul increasing the retirement age for workers as the country struggles to cut public spending.

Prime Minister Borut Pahor's administration is supporting a motion filed by a group of lawmakers to the Constitutional Court to reject a vote by the public on the issue as it may "endanger the syst...

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