By: Nova24tv.si
Zoran Stevanović, who leads the smallest parliamentary party, Resni.ca, told Radio Slovenia that in any potential cooperation in a government he is interested exclusively in the substance of the programmes. They would be prepared to offer support only if the government clearly pursued tax cuts, improvements to living standards, and a serious, measure‑backed fight against corruption. He also highlighted a notarised statement from 2021 in which Resni.ca rejected political cooperation with SDS and its president, Janez Janša, a statement that, in his words, has taken on a different meaning now that the party has entered parliament.
The new President of the National Assembly explains that the notarised statement from the time when Resni.ca was a non‑parliamentary party lost its weight and validity after the party entered parliament, “because people placed us in a position of cooperating with Janša.” As he says, political reality has put them in a situation where MPs from different parties are, in practice, collaborators. In parliament, cooperation cannot be avoided if voters place parties together in the same legislative space.
In this context, he adds that he is not bothered by the fact that SDS MPs also supported his election as President of the National Assembly. In his view, it was even a reasonable decision, as it was the only option that allowed the parliament to function. He emphasises that after Friday’s election he has no outstanding obligations toward SDS, which supported his appointment.
He announced that the party will support whichever candidate for prime minister is the first to secure a sufficient number of votes and, at the same time, aligns programme priorities with them. He stresses that they do not wish to bear responsibility for a potential political crisis.
Explanation of the final conviction
He also addressed his final criminal conviction from the past. He explained that in his youth, around the age of 20, he was convicted of attempted insurance fraud. He described a traffic accident while driving from Bled toward Koroška Bela, when an oncoming vehicle allegedly swerved into his lane, causing him to turn and crash. The other driver reportedly admitted fault when filling out the European accident report, but the insurance company later claimed the opposite and contested the case. In the end, he received a fine of 800 euros, and the incident dates back roughly 25 years.
Stevanović also emphasises his view that people should have more direct power in decision‑making. He advocates more frequent referendums, arguing that they are not a problem but rather a corrective to political decisions. Among the proposals supported by his party, he highlights a referendum on leaving NATO, as this is something they had promised people, and he also mentions the idea of withdrawing from the World Health Organisation.
In his opinion, leaving the European Union would not be well received, as Slovenia currently has more advantages than disadvantages from membership. He describes the party’s foreign policy as “pro‑Slovenian” in orientation.
