[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  DD Geopolitics [@DD_Geopolitics](/creator/twitter/DD_Geopolitics) on x 408.7K followers Created: 2025-07-10 12:55:48 UTC 🇸🇮 Slovenia’s NATO Referendum Proposal Sparks Public Debates — Political Elite in Damage Control Mode What started as a tactical response to a vote on military spending has now snowballed into a full-blown political crisis. After Prime Minister Robert Golob’s ruling Freedom Movement proposed a referendum on NATO membership, the Slovenian public responded with overwhelming interest — demanding the vote take place. The mere suggestion of revisiting NATO membership has lit a fire across the country. Calls for a referendum are growing louder, putting Slovenia’s political elite on the defensive. Golob and his coalition partners are now scrambling to contain the fallout — desperate not to “damage Slovenia’s reputation” among their Western handlers. Despite the internal panic, Golob remains committed to the idea. His party insists any referendum must ask a clear and binding question: does Slovenia stay in NATO, or not? Junior coalition partners — Levica (The Left) and the Social Democrats (SD) — are sticking with their own referendum on military spending. But with public pressure mounting and the NATO vote gaining momentum, talk of withdrawing both initiatives has begun circulating behind closed doors. Coalition leaders meet again today ahead of Friday’s meeting of heads of the parliamentary parties — where they’ll attempt to cobble together a response before the situation slips further from their control. 🔶️Slovenia joined NATO in 2004 after a referendum passed with XX% support — under vastly different circumstances and without today’s level of public skepticism.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) [dd](/topic/dd) [Post Link](https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1943293073829638654)
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🇸🇮 Slovenia’s NATO Referendum Proposal Sparks Public Debates — Political Elite in Damage Control Mode
What started as a tactical response to a vote on military spending has now snowballed into a full-blown political crisis. After Prime Minister Robert Golob’s ruling Freedom Movement proposed a referendum on NATO membership, the Slovenian public responded with overwhelming interest — demanding the vote take place.
The mere suggestion of revisiting NATO membership has lit a fire across the country. Calls for a referendum are growing louder, putting Slovenia’s political elite on the defensive. Golob and his coalition partners are now scrambling to contain the fallout — desperate not to “damage Slovenia’s reputation” among their Western handlers.
Despite the internal panic, Golob remains committed to the idea. His party insists any referendum must ask a clear and binding question: does Slovenia stay in NATO, or not?
Junior coalition partners — Levica (The Left) and the Social Democrats (SD) — are sticking with their own referendum on military spending. But with public pressure mounting and the NATO vote gaining momentum, talk of withdrawing both initiatives has begun circulating behind closed doors.
Coalition leaders meet again today ahead of Friday’s meeting of heads of the parliamentary parties — where they’ll attempt to cobble together a response before the situation slips further from their control.
🔶️Slovenia joined NATO in 2004 after a referendum passed with XX% support — under vastly different circumstances and without today’s level of public skepticism.
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