SloveniaSlovenia held two referendums on the Archives Act, in 2011 and 2014, both aimed at restricting access to archival materials, particularly those from the State Security Service (SDV). The leftist Transitional Left supported these restrictions, arguing they were necessary for national security, despite the SDV's history of repressing its own citizens. In 2011, the proposed law was rejected by voters, but three years later, the left coalition introduced anonymization of archives, which hindered historical research by obscuring identities and details in documents. Critics argue this was influenced by the left’s historical alignment with the SDV. Now, the same group accuses the current government of introducing a 'political police' through parliamentary investigations, though the article suggests this is hypocritical given their past actions.
Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the left-wing Transitional Left as historically supportive of restrictive policies involving the SDV, including censorship and anonymization of sensitive documents. It criticizes them for hypocrisy in now accusing the current government of creating a 'political police,' while they
