Government#
parliamentary republic
System |
parliamentary republic |
Capital |
Bratislava |
Head of state |
President Peter PELLEGRINI (since 15 June 2024) |
Head of government |
Prime Minister Robert FICO (since 25 October 2023) |
Legislature |
legislature name: National Council (Narodna rada Slovenskej republiky); legislative structure: unicameral; chamber name: National Council (Národná rada); number of seats: 150 (all directly elected); electoral system: proportional representation; scope of elections: full renewal; term in office: 4 years; most recent election date: 9/30/2023; parties elected and seats per party: Smer - Social Democracy (Smer-SD) (42); Progressive Slovakia (PS) (32); Hlas (“Voice”) - SD (27); Coalition OĽaNO and Friends, ‘For the People’ and ‘Christian Union’ (16); Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) (12); Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) (11); Slovak National Party (SNS) (10); percentage of women in chamber: 23.3%; expected date of next election: September 2027 |
Judiciary |
highest court(s): Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 80 judges organized into criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative divisions with 3- and 5-judge panels); Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of 13 judges organized into 3-judge panels); judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judge candidates nominated by the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, an 18-member self-governing body that includes the Supreme Court chief justice and presidential, governmental, parliamentary, and judiciary appointees; judges appointed by the president serve for life, subject to removal by the president at age 65; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Council of the Republic and appointed by the president; judges serve 12-year terms; subordinate courts: regional and district civil courts; Special Criminal Court; Higher Military Court; military district courts; Court of Audit |
Constitution |
history: several previous (pre-independence); latest passed by the National Council 1 September 1992, signed 3 September 1992, effective 1 October 1992; amendment process: proposed by the National Council; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of Council members |
Independence |
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) |
Administrative divisions |
8 regions ( kraje , singular - kraj ); Banska Bystrica, Bratislava, Kosice, Nitra, Presov, Trencin, Trnava, Zilina |
Departments#
TODO. Ministries and authoritative sites, to be filled out.
Hierarchy#
How power is wired. The diagram below carries the generic template; refine the boxes and edges to match the current regime.
flowchart TD
HoS["Head of State"]
HoG["Head of Government"]
Leg["Legislature"]
Jud["Judiciary"]
Cab["Cabinet"]
Foreign["Foreign Affairs"]
Interior["Interior"]
Defense["Defense"]
Finance["Finance"]
Justice["Justice"]
HoS --> HoG
HoG --> Cab
Cab --> Foreign
Cab --> Interior
Cab --> Defense
Cab --> Finance
Cab --> Justice
HoS -.- Leg
HoS -.- Jud
Resources#
Public-facing portals the people use day to day. Operators monitor these for policy changes, official notices, and civil-registry data.
Resource |
Site |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|
National portal |
to be filled |
One-stop government services for citizens. |
Tax / revenue |
to be filled |
Income tax, VAT, customs. |
Civil registry |
to be filled |
Births, deaths, marriages, national ID. |
Immigration |
to be filled |
Visas, residency, naturalisation. |
Health |
to be filled |
Public health, advisories, vaccination records. |
Education |
to be filled |
Curricula, school directories, transcripts. |
Statistics |
to be filled |
Census, economic indicators, opendata. |
Police / emergency |
to be filled |
Reporting, missing persons, emergency contacts. |