BRATISLAVASlovakia has become the fifth nation to vote "yes" to joining the European Union next year, but its referendum nearly failed because of poor turnout, raising fears for similar votes in other countries later this year.Nine out of 10 Slovaks who voted approved accession - 92.46 percent for and just 6.2 against - the country's referendum commission announced May 18.The result was higher than those in Malta, Lithuania, Slovenia and Hungary, but just over half of voters in the small ex-communist state went to the polls.The 52 percent turnout follows a dismal show of 46 percent in Hunga...
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