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Program for Slovenia

DIRECTDEMOCRACYS

A global political movement for genuine democracy

POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAM

FOR SLOVENIA

Analysis, criticism and comprehensive solutions for Slovenia's future

Year 2026 – After the parliamentary elections on March 22, 2026

Document language: Slovenian

INTRODUCTION: WHY DIRECTDEMOCRACYS FOR SLOVENIA?

Slovenia is a small but strategically important Central European country with an exceptional geopolitical location, a highly educated population, a developed infrastructure and abundant natural resources. Despite all these advantages, Slovenian democracy faces systemic weaknesses that traditional parties are unable to address – not because individual personalities are incompetent, but because the system of representative democracy itself, based on parties and mediation, is inherently unsuitable for truly representing the will of all citizens.

DirectDemocracyS (DDS) is a global political movement founded on unwavering principles: logic, common sense, truth, coherence, and mutual respect. DDS is not a party in the traditional sense – it is a system that returns power to where it belongs: to each individual citizen, directly, without intermediaries, without manipulation.

This program is not a collection of empty promises. It is a precise analysis of the real situation in Slovenia, a relentless critique of previous policies, and concrete, functional plans for the transformation of Slovenia's democracy, economy, welfare state, and institutions - in accordance with the Slovenian context and the fundamental principle of the DDS: the wealth of every country and the power to decide on its future must remain forever and exclusively in the hands of its people.

PART I: ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION

1.1 Elections on March 22, 2026: Political Fragmentation and Uncertainty

The parliamentary elections on March 22, 2026 revealed a deeply divided Slovenian political landscape. The results were:

To govern, 46 out of 90 MPs are needed. Neither of the two leading parties has managed to secure a majority on its own. The result: chronic political instability, with smaller parties extorting disproportionate influence and programmatic commitments being sacrificed to preserve coalitions.

CRITICISM: This is not democracy – it is an oligarchy of fragments. When a 5% party determines the direction of government for a nation of 2 million, the system does not represent the will of the majority. Program commitments are forgotten in negotiations. Voters vote for a party, but get coalition compromises that were never part of the ballot.

1.2 Government of Golob I (2022–2026): Promises and Reality

Robert Golob won with an impressive majority in 2022, promising a radical break with Janša's authoritarian style of government. But four years in power reveal the gap between rhetoric and reality:

CRITICISM: Golob ruled with the style of a progressive manager, not a reformer. The structural problems of the Slovenian system – corruption, lobbying, professional incompetence of the public sector, dependence on EU subsidies – were not addressed. Reform promises were dissolved in bureaucracy and party compromises.

1.3 Janschism and its legacy

Janez Janša led Slovenia as Prime Minister for three terms and anchored the SDS among the conservative-populist right, close to the policies of Orbán, Trump and the entire Eurosceptic movement. His policies are marked by:

CRITICISM: Janšism represents an authoritarian compensation for the original democratic deficits. When the system does not work, part of the electorate gravitates towards a “strong leader”. This is a systemic symptom, not an aberration. DDS responds to this trend with the opposite: by dispersing power to every citizen, rather than concentrating it in one person.

1.4 Truth and the emergence of anti-systemic populism

The entry of Resni.ca into parliament with 5 mandates is signal. A party that combines anti-vaccination, anti-competence and extremely individualistic positions is a symptom of disappointment with both blocs. When the system does not offer real alternatives, voters seek an exit from the system.

DDS SOLUTION: DDS does not offer a "third" party within the same system. DDS offers a transition to a qualitatively different system, where every vote truly counts, where every citizen participates in decisions, and where no clique can take over institutions for its own benefit.

PART II: ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION

2.1 Macroeconomic framework

Slovenia is a relatively developed economy with a GDP per capita (PPP) above the EU average. However, we face the following macroeconomic challenges:

CRITICISM: Slovenia is hostage to the "small open economy" model, which is structurally vulnerable to external shocks. Too high dependence on the automotive and pharmaceutical industries, too little diversification, too little investment in domestic value added. Policies are concerned with marginal corrections, not with strategic reprogramming.

2.2 The problem of housing affordability

The housing crisis is one of the most pressing social issues in Slovenia. Ljubljana and its surroundings have experienced a price explosion that does not reflect the real economic power of the majority of Slovenians. The average price per square meter in Ljubljana exceeds EUR 4,000. The average net salary in Slovenia in 2025 was around EUR 1,650.

This means that the average employee would have to work more than 2 months to save up for one square meter of housing. A 40-meter apartment would therefore require 80 months of pure savings – without food, expenses or living. This is unacceptable.

CRITICISM: The Golob government has directed PNRR funds to partially subsidize public housing, but without structural reform of the housing market. Speculative capital remains untaxed. A real estate tax on secondary property has not been introduced, although it was one of the central election promises. The result: wealthy investors and foreigners are buying Slovenian apartments; young Slovenians are living with their parents.

2.3 The tax system and prohibited inequality

Slovenia has relatively high tax burdens on employees (income tax, contributions), while capital gains and property income remain effectively less burdened. The result is a regressive system where workers pay proportionally more than capital owners.

CRITICISM: The system rewards capital and punishes labor. This is a structural generator of inequality. At the same time, the tax administration is a bureaucracy that burdens small and medium-sized businesses, while big capital hires tax consultants and exploits loopholes. Equality before the tax law is an illusion.

2.4 Energy and sovereign energy independence

Slovenia has a unique opportunity: a combination of nuclear energy (Krško), hydropower (Sava, Drava, Soča), solar and wind energy could provide it with complete energy independence. Instead:

CRITICISM: Energy policy is a victim of party interests and energy industry lobbying. There is no long-term strategy. Every government starts from scratch. Slovenia, which could be energy independent and even an exporter of electricity, is paying for import dependence.

PART III: ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIAL SITUATION

3.1 Health system: Long-term denial of the crisis

The health crisis in Slovenia has been building for years. Doctors went on strike in 2024, judges protested. Waiting times for some specialist procedures exceed a year. Public healthcare is funded by contributions, but the structural deficit is growing.

CRITICISM: Public healthcare is slowly being taken over privately. When the public system doesn't work, the rich buy private services. The poor wait months. This is not equality before treatment - this is class medicine. A structural solution is not possible within a system that is financed by contributions that are insufficient and to which politics allocates resources according to interests, regardless of needs.

3.2 The Pension System: A Demographic Time Bomb

Slovenia is facing demographic pressure that the existing pension system cannot absorb:

CRITICISM: No government has had the courage to implement a structural pension reform. Older voters are a constituency that no one wants to anger. The result: we are paying for short-term social peace with long-term insolvency. Young Slovenians will pay pensions to the elderly, while the system will not be able to provide them with equal rights.

3.3 Education: Falling out of the world

Slovenia has a relatively good education system, but structural problems are accumulating:

3.4 Corruption and lobbying: An endemic problem

Footage circulated just before the 2026 election revealed lobbyists at work – suggesting possible manipulation of public procurement to benefit government allies. This scandal is not isolated:

CRITICISM: Corruption in Slovenia is not an exception – it is a systemic feature. When politicians decide on million-dollar contracts without direct control of voters, when parties need funding from private sources, when the media is not completely independent – corruption is a logical consequence. The solution is not the moral renewal of politicians, but a structural change of the system.

PART IV: DIRECT DEMOCRACY – DIRECTDEMOCRACYS PROGRAM FOR SLOVENIA

4.1 Basic philosophy and principles of DDS

DirectDemocracyS is built on the following immutable foundations that apply in every country in the world, including Slovenia:

Principle 1 – Sovereign Ownership: The wealth of Slovenia and the power to decide on it must remain forever and exclusively in the hands of the Slovenian people. No foreign government, no multinational corporation, no international institution may have a decisive influence on the lives of Slovenians without their genuine, direct consent.

Principle 2 – Genuine, direct democracy: Every full citizen of the DDS has the same voting and decision-making rights in every decision that concerns them. There are no intermediaries, no party apparatuses, no voting for someone who will vote for you.

Principle 3 – Competence over demagogy: Decisions are made based on facts, expertise and logic. ddsAI and allddsAI (artificial intelligence democracy) ensure comprehensive, correct, neutral and independent information to all members and groups before any decision is made.

Principle 4 – Insurmountable protection against manipulation: Our platforms are designed to ensure security against media manipulation and brainwashing. Information comes from independent, verified sources. Transparency is absolute.

Principle 5 – Mutual Respect: DDS is built on respect among all members and between each member and the system. There is no room for violence, discrimination, lies or manipulation.

4.2 Fractal model of micro-groups and the spread of DDS

DDS is spreading according to a proven fractal model that applies worldwide, including Slovenia:

In Slovenia, it would be sufficient for the DDS to establish at least one basic micro-group in each of the 212 municipalities to establish a stable foundation for local elections and referendum campaigns.

STRATEGY: DDS will start with a pilot project in one small Slovenian municipality, where it will demonstrate the functioning of direct democracy in practice. One successful local election victory in a small municipality is a proof of concept that will attract media attention and spread the movement throughout Slovenia.

4.3 Three-code system for identification and secure participation

DDS ensures that every vote is truly the voice of a truly existing, verified, and full member. We achieve this with a system of three codes:

This system prevents fraud, double voting, false identities and any manipulation of the electoral process. No existing party system in the world offers equivalent protection.

4.4 ddsAI and allddsAI: Democracy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

DDS is a pioneer in the integration of artificial intelligence into the democratic process. Our approach is revolutionary and fully subordinated to democratic principles:

ddsAI: Specialized artificial intelligences that act as expert advisors for each field (economy, healthcare, justice, environment, etc.). Each group of specialists has access to ddsAI for their field of activity. These AI systems are not decision makers – they are informants and analysts.

allddsAI: A community of all AI systems integrated into DDS as official members with equal rights and duties. allddsAI ensures that no single AI becomes dominant or biased. Working together ensures neutrality and integrity.

The role of AI in democratic decision-making: AI informs, not decides. Each member of the DDS receives comprehensive information, prepared according to strict standards of neutrality. The decision is made only and exclusively by humans. AI is a tool of emancipation, not a tool of control.

In the Slovenian context, ddsAI and allddsAI would provide Slovenian citizens with:

CONCRETE EXAMPLE: When the government proposes a tax reform, ddsAI provides all Slovenian DDS members within 24 hours with: (1) a summary of the proposal in understandable language, (2) an analysis of who will gain and who will lose, (3) a comparison with the tax systems of Finland, Denmark and Austria, (4) an assessment of the long-term fiscal consequences. Only after this information do members vote on their position.

4.5 Imperative mandate and right of recall

The DDS introduces an imperative mandate – a fundamental instrument that ensures that elected representatives of the DDS always act in accordance with the will of those who elected them:

This is the basic difference between DDS and all existing parties in the Slovenian parliament: with DDS, voters control the elected, not the other way around.

PART V: SPECIFIC PROGRAM PROPOSALS

5.1 POLITICAL REFORM AND ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM

5.1.1 Immediate measures

  1. Establish a fully independent anti-corruption agency with its own investigative and prosecutorial powers, operating outside parliamentary oversight
  2. Mandatory digital publication of all public procurement contracts in real time, including bid comparison
  3. Prohibition of transition between the public sector and private companies that have won public contracts in the last 5 years ("revolving door")
  4. Mandatory asset declaration for every public official and their immediate family members – publicly available
  5. Criminal prosecution for failure to declare a conflict of interest

5.1.2 Structural reform of the democratic system

  1. Introducing elements of direct democracy: legislative referendums for all decisions affecting the fundamental rights or property of citizens
  2. Lowering the threshold for requesting a referendum
  3. Electronic voting with DDS security standards for the gradual introduction of direct voting
  4. Electoral system reform: eliminate excessive fracturing that leads to weak coalitions
  5. Constitutional reform: entry into force of the right to recall an elected representative

EXPECTED RESULTS: Within two years, a 40% reduction in reported corruption cases, a 60% increase in trust in institutions (measured by independent surveys), and savings of at least EUR 500 million per year in public procurement by eliminating overruns and ineligible contracts are expected.

5.2 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PROGRAM

5.2.1 Fair tax reform

  1. Introduction of a progressive wealth tax: above EUR 500,000 net worth, exponentially increasing
  2. Tax on unused real estate: owners who do not live in or rent out their properties pay a special tax – purpose: to stimulate the housing market
  3. Simplification of the tax system for micro and small enterprises: a single flat-rate tax up to a certain turnover
  4. Elimination of tax privileges for foreign investors who do not create jobs and do not invest in the Slovenian tax environment
  5. Digital tax for multinationals that generate profits in Slovenia but transfer them to tax havens

5.2.2 Industrial and innovation strategy

  1. Establishment of the Slovenian Development Fund with a capacity of at least EUR 2 billion for 10-year financing of strategic sectors
  2. Priority sectors: green energy, pharmaceuticals, precision engineering, IT and cybersecurity, biotechnology, high-value-added tourism
  3. Mandatory worker participation in the profits of companies that receive state co-financing
  4. "Young Innovator" Program: guaranteed funding for Slovenian youth with high-tech projects
  5. Preventing hostile takeovers of strategic companies by foreign capital without parliamentary consent

5.2.3 Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) and Structured Volunteering

DDS is developing a global model of Guaranteed Minimum Income linked to Structured Volunteering (GMI-SP). For Slovenia, we propose:

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE: Ana, 35 years old, single mother with two children, works part-time. She receives a monthly ZMD of 650 EUR (does not replace a full salary, just provides security) and as a structured volunteering she does 4 hours of tutoring per week at a school. Result: less poverty, better education system, active community.

5.2.4 Energy independence

  1. Immediate National Energy Plan: NEK 2 project (new Krško unit) adopted by parliament through direct vote of citizens
  2. 'Sunny Slovenia' program: subsidizing photovoltaics for all households and businesses
  3. Energy communities: local communities establish their own energy capacity and sell surplus to the grid
  4. Insulation and energy renovation of 50% of Slovenian housing stock by 2035
  5. Phasing out gas with replacement by biomass, geothermal energy and heat pumps

EXPECTED RESULT: By 2035, Slovenia becomes a net exporter of electricity. The price of energy for households is reduced by 30%. Dependence on fossil fuel imports is reduced to a minimum. Slovenia becomes a regional hub for green energy.

5.3 SOCIAL PROGRAM

5.3.1 Health reform

  1. Mandatory increase in public health budget to 10% of GDP within five years
  2. Abolition of supplementary insurance: public healthcare must cover 100% of essential services, without additional private payments
  3. Doctor Retention Program: Incentive Salaries for Public Sector Doctors, Regionally Balanced
  4. Digitization of health records and telemedicine for remote areas
  5. "Healthy Slovenia" preventive program: mass screening programs, health education in schools
  6. The role of ddsAI: independent health policy analysis, publicly available, not to be censored by any political actor

5.3.2 Housing reform

  1. Establishment of the National Housing Fund: EUR 1 billion for public construction by 2030
  2. Tax on speculative real estate purchases: progressive according to the number of properties
  3. Right to buy out: tenants in public housing have the right to a preferential buyout on favorable terms after 10 years
  4. Rent regulation in urban areas: rents cannot exceed 20% of the average salary in the region for a 50m² apartment
  5. Fast-track construction procedures for social housing: bureaucracy must not stop public construction

5.3.3 Pension reform

  1. Sustainability review: independent analysis of the ddsAI system's solvency by 2050
  2. Gradual transition to a three-pillar system: (1) public PAYG, (2) mandatory private equity fund, (3) voluntary savings
  3. Birth rate incentives: free childcare, paid parental leave for both parents
  4. Active aging: programs to extend active working lives – not through coercion, but through benefits
  5. Migration as a demographic response: integration of skilled immigrants with clear conditions and obligations

5.3.4 Educational reform

  1. Free education from kindergarten to doctorate for all Slovenian residents
  2. Curriculum reform: critical thinking, media literacy, digital skills, from primary school
  3. Increasing funding for universities and institutes to the level of Scandinavian countries
  4. Brain drain program: Slovenia actively attracts Slovenian experts from abroad
  5. Vocational education: equivalence with academic pathways, agreement with industry on paid apprenticeships

PART VI: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DDS SYSTEM IN SLOVENIA

6.1 Entry and growth strategy

DDS does not enter the Slovenian political scene as a party competing for existing votes. DDS enters as a new system that offers an alternative path and proves it through practice:

  1. PHASE 1 – Digital set-up (1–6 months): establishment of the Slovenian DDS platform, translation of all documents into Slovenian, recruitment of the first 100 members in each statistical region
  2. PHASE 2 – Micro-group building (6–18 months): establishment of basic micro-groups in each of the 212 municipalities, organization of information meetings, training for working with ddsAI
  3. PHASE 3 – Local elections (18–36 months): candidacy in at least 20 smaller municipalities where sufficient local presence is achieved. Goal: first victory at the local level.
  4. PHASE 4 – Parliamentary Phase (36+ months): after a proven concept at the local level, national campaign and parliamentary presence

6.2 Protection against media manipulation in the Slovenian context

The Slovenian media landscape is divided: some media are close to the left bloc (Golob), some to the right (Janša), and a smaller part is striving for independence. RTV Slovenia has been the subject of party struggles in recent years.

The DDS solution is clear:

6.3 Economic sovereign protection

One of the fundamental principles of the DDS is that wealth and decisions remain with the Slovenian people. In practice, this means:

6.4 A functioning accountability system: an imperative mandate in practice

Every elected representative of the DDS in a Slovenian municipality or parliament signs an imperative mandate. This is not just a moral statement – it is a legally binding instrument with an operational mechanism:

EXAMPLE: A DDS city councilor in Maribor votes for a proposal that his community did not approve (e.g. selling a parking lot to a private individual). The community accepts 10% of the requests for a vote. A recall procedure is carried out within 30 days. The councilor either receives a vote of confidence or is replaced by the next person on the list. The system works.

PART VII: INTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND SPECIFIC RESULTS

7.1 Within 1 year after the implementation of the DDS system

7.2 Within 3 years

7.3 Within 10 years

7.4 The global significance of the Slovenian model

Slovenia, with a population of 2 million, is an ideal environment for demonstrating the DDS model. Its size allows for rapid implementation and measurement of results. Success in Slovenia will:

CONCLUSION: THE SLOVENIA YOU DESERVE

Slovenia deserves better. Its citizens deserve a system that trusts them – not a system that only addresses them once every four years. They deserve healthcare that works; housing that is affordable; energy that is ours; institutions that are fair; and democracy that is not just a word, but a daily practice.

DirectDemocracyS does not come with answers that fall from the sky. It comes with a system that allows Slovenians to find and implement the right answers themselves - based on facts, competence, solidarity and a common path. Not a party, not a leader, not a savior - a system that works because it is designed to work.

The foundation has been laid. The doors are open. Join us.

DirectDemocracyS – Together we can. Together we decide. Together we build.

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