Slovenian National Party
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Slovenian National Party
Slovenska nacionalna stranka |
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| Leader | Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti |
| Founded | 17 March 1991 |
| Headquarters | Tivolska 13, 1001 Ljubljana |
| Ideology |
Slovenian nationalism Populism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | None |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow |
| National Assembly |
0 / 90
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| Municipality mayors |
2 / 212
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| Website | |
| www.sns.si | |
The Slovenian National Party (Slovene: Slovenska Nacionalna Stranka, SNS) is an extreme nationalistpolitical party in Slovenia, led by Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti. The party is renowned for its euroscepticism and opposes Slovenia's membership in NATO. It also opposes what it considers historical revisionism of events in Slovenia during World War II and, to an extent, is sympathetic towards the former Yugoslav Communist regime of Josip Broz Tito.
Although the party usually refuses to position itself within a left-right political spectrum, its president Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti defined himself as left-wing in a 2000 interview for the magazine Mladina. However, the descriptions others have given the party range from left-wing to far-right. According to researchers at the University of Ljubljana, the SNS combines elements of right-wing and left-wing ideology, and is not strictly a left-wing, nor a right-wing party, but nevertheless leans closer to the left.
The party's ideology has been strongly anti-clerical and has advocated a firm laicist position. The party is also generally opposed to gay rights. The party opposes the privatization of state-owned enterprises. The party opposes the introduction of a property tax and supports an increase in the minimum wage. The party has called for a change of the national flag and the coat of arms, feeling that they utilize symbols used by certain World War II paramilitary groups and lack a distinctly Slovenian historical character. The party supports replacing judges' lifetime mandate with an eight-year term. The party is opposed to Slovenia's membership the European Union and NATO.
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