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Founded: 1991
Ownership
Demokracija is a right-wing weekly published by Nova obzorja d.o.o. In July 2017 the Hungarian company Ripost / R-Post-R (Peter Schatz, an Orban-linked investor) acquired a majority (~65.85%) of Nova obzorja. That two-thirds stake was subsequently transferred to NovaTV24.si (the company behind Nova24TV), while the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) holds about 30.14% and SDS MP Dejan Kaloh about 4%, so the publisher is jointly controlled by the SDS and its allied Nova24TV company.
Funding
Financed through subscriptions/sales and advertising, but underpinned by the same SDS- and (formerly) Hungarian-capital-backed network that funds Nova24TV; effectively subsidized by party-aligned ownership rather than standing on commercial revenue alone.
Affiliation & stance
Demokracija functions as the party magazine of the SDS, with ownership shared by the SDS, an SDS MP and the SDS-aligned Nova24TV company. Because it is controlled by a political party and its allied interests, it is classified DEPENDENT (right).
Editorial lean
- Our estimate
- Right
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- Centerbased on 200
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Factual
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Objective
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