Slovenia
Resilient democracy
→Stable2026 development data - not published research
The score supports the assessment. It does not compute the status on its own.
Courts remain broadly independent.
Media freedom is strong overall, with political and ownership pressures still relevant.
Electoral competition and administration remain highly robust.
Civic rights and associations remain broadly protected.
Checks remain effective, though corruption and political pressure warrant continued monitoring.
Confidence: medium. Confidence reflects evidence quality and assessment certainty, not democratic quality.
Direction analysis
The current classification is stable with low velocity. Freedom House shows improvement while V-Dem flags Slovenia within a broader autocratization set, creating genuine source divergence that warrants monitoring rather than a strong directional call.
What changed
Freedom House scores Slovenia 97/100, up from 96, while V-Dem's 2026 regional analysis includes Slovenia among Eastern European autocratizers.
RETHINKK assessment
RETHINKK classifies Slovenia as resilient and stable with medium confidence because the strongest cross-national sources disagree on direction.
Evidence
- Freedom HouseFreedom in the World 2026 - Slovenia2026-03-19 / 2026-08-30Source ->Supports: judicialIndependence, mediaFreedom, electoralIntegrity, civicSpace, checksAndBalances
- V-Dem InstituteDemocracy Report 2026: Unraveling The Democratic Era?2026-03-17 / 2026-08-30Source ->Supports: judicialIndependence, mediaFreedom, electoralIntegrity, civicSpace, checksAndBalances