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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenians have rejected a pension reform that would have raised the retirement age to 65 for all workers, in a defeat for Prime Minister Borut Pahor's government.

Voters also rejected a proposal that would have made it harder to gain access to the country’s Communist-era intelligence archives.

Most workers in Slovenia can now retire at 63, but Pahor said a change was needed for long-term budget stability, and the proposed reform was backed by the European Union.

But official results from Sunday’s referendum showed that many Slovenians don’t agree.

More than 72 percent voted no and about 28 percent voted yes.