''Demokracija'' is a Slovenian right-wing weekly news and political magazine published in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. It is known as the party magazine of the

Slovenian Democratic Party The Slovenian Democratic Party ( sl, Slovenska demokratska stranka, SDS), formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia ( sl, Socialdemokratska stranka Slovenije, SDSS), is a conservative political party in Slovenia. It has been described as ...

. It has been in circulation since 1990.

History and profile

''Demokracija'' was founded in January 1990 as a dissident and pro-Spring magazine. The magazine is published weekly on Thursdays. Its headquarters is in

. ''Demokracija'' has a right-wing and

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

stance. In its early days the weekly was considered to be close to the Slovenian Democratic Union. Then it is considered to have links with the Slovenian Democratic Party. The magazine focuses on political news in Slovenia and in the world, but also covers sections about history, culture, film, sports and entertainment. In July 2017, Ripost, a Hungarian media company, acquired a majority share in ''Demokracija'''s parent company, ''Nova obzorja''. Ripost has deep ties to the ruling political party in Hungary and

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. The Slovenian Democratic Party has retained a 42% share in the parent company. Ripost is also a significant shareholder in another media company tied to SDS, Nova24TV.

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History and profile

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