Slovenia's populist opposition, led by the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), is campaigning against a government proposal for special pension top-ups for award-winning artists, framing the issue as a fight against cultural elites. The referendum on this bill will require significant public dissent to be rejected. While the government defends the reform as a necessary update to outdated regulations, the opposition capitalizes on societal discord over artistic merit and cultural values, echoing themes reminiscent of historical political propaganda.
Jansa, an admirer of Donald Trump who has led the SDS since 1993, said in March that classical art was being replaced by all sorts of degenerate, unhinged models that claim to be modern.
The government, comprised of a coalition of the Freedom Movement, Social Democrats and Left parties, says it is enacting an overdue reform of special pension provisions for persons of merit.
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