The government has tasked the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration with counting and verifying the signatures collected for a referendum against COVID certificates and the national COVID crisis management team.

The decision was made at a session on Friday, and the Ministry was also asked to allow at least two representatives from each of the two civic initiatives behind the referendum petitions to attend the signature counting.

Justice and Public Administration Minister Ivan Malenica also called on other interested parties to observe the signature counting so that a greater degree of transparency would be achieved.

The Ministry will issue special instructions for the application of observers.