An unflinching
view on Slovenian politics.
Davorin Kopše, Slovenian columnist and publicist. Sharp, evidence-led commentary on Slovenian politics, the rule of law and the institutions of power. Member of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS).
A columnist who does not soften the sentence.
Davorin Kopše has written regularly on Slovenian politics and public institutions since 2020. His columns combine rigorous argument with an uncompromising political voice: the rule of law, government accountability, media pluralism and national sovereignty.
Kopše is a member of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), the country's largest centre-right political force. His political alignment is declared openly, but the journalistic standard he holds himself to is impartial: every failure of government, regardless of its colour, deserves a clearly written column.
His published body of work covers domestic politics (Golob government, the Janković ecosystem, opposition strategy), international affairs (Russia and Ukraine, China, Venezuela, the United States under Trump, Israel), and structural rule-of-law questions (ECtHR decisions, SOVA oversight, anti-corruption prosecution).
Recurring themes
Rule of law, not parody
Laws apply equally. Institutions are a democratic safeguard, not party property. Without independent prosecutors and courts only a farce remains.
Accountable government
Public office is a public trust. Every euro of taxpayers' money carries a duty to explain, not a licence to plunder.
Free speech and press
Public discourse without moralising. Criticism of power is not hate speech. Media should reveal, not conceal.
Sovereignty and alliances
Slovenia stands as an equal member of the EU and NATO. A clear foreign policy, without dangling between Brussels and Moscow.
