"The accordion is one of the basic instruments which gives us our identity. It's all about making people aware that we are Slovenians first, then Europeans, and then the people on the globe focusing back to our roots."
"The SDS campaign is deliberately playing notes that hark back to an idealized past, with the inference that everything was better in the years immediately following Slovenia's independence in 1991."
"In contrast, the campaign posters for the governing center-left Freedom Movement focus on a single word: 'Forward.' This sums up the difference between the two main parties."
In Ljubljana, an accordion player represents Slovenian culture, selling CDs in Preseren Square. The instrument has become a symbol for the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party, which uses it in campaign posters. The party emphasizes Slovenian identity over European identity, suggesting a return to roots. Their campaign contrasts with the governing Freedom Movement, which promotes a forward-looking message. The SDS aims to evoke nostalgia for Slovenia's early independence years, while the Freedom Movement focuses on progress.
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