Politics of Slovakia
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Politics of Slovakia Politika Slovenska | |
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Direct popular vote, two-round system | |
Head of Government | |
Title | Prime Minister |
Currently | Robert Fico |
Appointer | National Council |
Cabinet | |
Name | Government of Slovakia |
Current cabinet | Fico's Fourth Cabinet |
Leader | Prime Minister |
Deputy leader | Robert Kaliňák, Deputy Prime MinisterDenisa Saková, Deputy Prime MinisterTomáš Taraba, Deputy Prime MinisterPeter Kmec, Deputy Prime Minister |
Appointer | National Council |
Headquarters | Episcopal Summer Palace, Bratislava |
Ministries | 17 |
Judicial branch | |
Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic | |
Chief judge | Ján Šikuta |
Seat | Bratislava |
Constitutional Court of Slovakia | |
Chief judge | Ivan Fiačan |
Seat | Košice |
Politics of
History
Before the
On 8–9 June 1990, the
Due to
Recent developments
In September 2023, populist left-wing
Legal system
The
Executive branch
Office | Name | Party | Since |
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President | Zuzana Čaputová | Independent | 15 June 2019 |
Prime Minister | Robert Fico | Smer | 25 October 2023 |
The president is the head of state and the formal head of the executive, though with very limited powers. The president is elected by direct, popular vote, under the two round system, for a five-year term. In March 2019, Zuzana Čaputová was elected as the first female President of Slovakia. She was a member of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party, which had no seats in parliament.[7]
Following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president. Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister has to receive the majority in the parliament. From July 2006 till July 2010 the coalition consisted of
Legislative branch
Office | Name | Party | Since |
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Speaker of the National Council | Peter Pellegrini | Hlas
|
25 October 2023 |
Slovakia's sole constitutional and legislative body is the 150-seat unicameral
The National Council considers and approves the Constitution, constitutional statutes and other legal acts. It also approves the state budget. It elects some officials specified by law as well as the candidates for the position of a Justice of the
Political parties and elections
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
Presidential election
The president is elected by direct, popular vote, under the two round system, for a five-year term. Two rounds of the last election were held on March 16 and 30, 2019.
Parliamentary election
Members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (
2020 parliamentary election
The ruling coalition comprising
This election was also the first since
Homeland 84,507 | 2.93 | New | 0 | New | | ||||||
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Bridge | 59,174 | 2.05 | –4.45 | 0 | –11 | ||||||
Socialists.sk | 15,925 | 0.55 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
We Have Had Enough! | 9,260 | 0.32 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
Andrej Hlinka's Slovak People's Party | 8,191 | 0.28 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
Democratic Party | 4,194 | 0.15 | +0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Solidarity – Working Poor Movement | 3,296 | 0.11 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
Mayors and Independents | 2,018 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
Slovak Revival Movement | 1,966 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
Voice of the Right | 1,887 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
Labour of the Slovak Nation | 1,261 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
99% – Civic Voice | 991 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
Slovak League | 809 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
Total | 2,881,511 | 100.00 | – | 150 | 0 | ||||||
Valid votes | 2,881,511 | 98.88 | |||||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 32,698 | 1.12 | |||||||||
Total votes | 2,914,209 | 100.00 | |||||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,432,419 | 65.75 | |||||||||
Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic |
Results by region
Region | OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ
|
Smer | We Are Family | ĽSNS | Together
|
SaS | For the People | KDH | MKÖ/MKS
|
SNS | Good Choice
|
Homeland
|
Bridge
|
Other parties |
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Bratislava Region | 26.32 | 12.04 | 6.42 | 4.62 | 14.24 | 12.26 | 9.18 | 4.22 | 0.86 | 1.96 | 3.00 | 2.53 | 1.02 | 1.33 |
Trnava Region | 28.08 | 14.58 | 7.37 | 6.59 | 5.98 | 5.35 | 4.67 | 3.08 | 11.44 | 2.19 | 2.13 | 2.20 | 4.83 | 1.51 |
Trenčín Region | 23.97 | 23.44 | 9.82 | 9.23 | 6.57 | 5.64 | 4.55 | 3.85 | 0.02 | 3.95 | 3.34 | 3.52 | 0.19 | 1.91 |
Nitra Region | 23.03 | 17.76 | 8.28 | 7.36 | 5.16 | 4.95 | 4.32 | 2.73 | 12.31 | 2.99 | 2.79 | 2.29 | 4.45 | 1.58 |
Žilina Region | 24.94 | 20.58 | 8.52 | 9.71 | 6.02 | 5.59 | 4.72 | 6.60 | 0.03 | 4.73 | 3.23 | 3.51 | 0.16 | 1.66 |
Banská Bystrica Region | 21.68 | 20.41 | 9.25 | 10.62 | 6.27 | 5.47 | 4.85 | 3.03 | 4.11 | 3.10 | 3.24 | 2.66 | 3.24 | 2.07 |
Prešov Region | 25.63 | 20.99 | 8.39 | 8.50 | 4.37 | 4.08 | 6.15 | 8.37 | 0.04 | 3.69 | 3.54 | 3.51 | 0.70 | 2.04 |
Košice Region | 26.28 | 17.54 | 8.36 | 7.76 | 5.46 | 5.19 | 6.51 | 4.41 | 4.66 | 2.65 | 3.07 | 3.09 | 2.72 | 2.30 |
Foreign | 14.11 | 2.37 | 1.46 | 4.52 | 33.30 | 8.75 | 27.11 | 2.82 | 0.81 | 0.36 | 0.67 | 2.03 | 0.36 | 1.33 |
Total | 25.03 | 18.29 | 8.24 | 7.97 | 6.96 | 6.22 | 5.77 | 4.65 | 3.90 | 3.16 | 3.06 | 2.93 | 2.05 | 1.73 |
Distribution of seats for individual parties
Club | Parties | Seats | +/– | ||
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OĽaNO | Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
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45 | +29 | ||
Christian Union | 5 | +5 | |||
NOVA | 2 | 0 | |||
Change from Below | 1 | 0 | |||
Smer | Direction – Social Democracy | 38 | –11 | ||
We Are Family | We Are Family | 17 | +6 | ||
ĽSNS | Kotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia | 14 | 0 | ||
Christian Democracy Life and Prosperity – Alliance for Slovakia | 3 | +3 | |||
SaS | Freedom and Solidarity | 11 | –9 | ||
Civic Conservative Party | 2 | +1 | |||
For the People | For the People | 12 | +12 |
Other election results
- EU parliament, see 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia
- Older elections, see Elections in Slovakia
Political parties
The Slovak political scene supports a wide spectrum of political parties including the communists (
Judicial branch
The country's highest appellate forum is the Supreme Court (Najvyšší súd), the judges of which are elected by the National Council; below that are regional, district, and military courts. In certain cases the law provides for decisions of tribunals of judges to be attended by lay judges from the citizenry. Slovakia also has the Constitutional Court of Slovakia (Ústavný súd Slovenskej Republiky), which rules on constitutional issues. The 13 members of this court are appointed by the president from a slate of candidates nominated by Parliament.
In 2002 Parliament passed legislation which created a Judicial Council. This 18-member council, composed of judges, law professors, and other legal experts, is now responsible for the nomination of judges. All judges except those of the Constitutional Court are appointed by the president from a list proposed by the Judicial Council. The council also is responsible for appointing Disciplinary Senates in cases of judicial misconduct.
Minority politics
International organization participation
Slovakia is member of
Political pressure groups and leaders
- Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Asociácia zamestnávateľských zväzov a združení) (AZZZ) (President: Rastislav Machunka)
- Association of Employers of Slovakia (AZS)
- Association of Towns and Villages of Slovakia (Slovak: Združenie miest a obcí Slovenska) (ZMOS) (Chairman: Jozef Dvonč) - pressure group consisting of almost all Slovak towns.
- Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Konfederácia odborových zväzov) (KOZ) (President: Miroslav Gazdík)
- Club 500 (Slovak: Klub 500) (Chairman: Vladimír Soták) - union of Slovak companies employing more than 500 employees.
- Metal Workers Unions (Slovak: Odborový zväz KOVO) (KOVO) (Chairman: Emil Machyna) - merged with OZ METALURG on 1. January 2010.
- Republic Union of Employers (Slovak: Republiková únia zamestnávateľov) (RÚZ) (President: Marián Jusko)
- Slovak Academy of Sciences (Slovak: Slovenská akadémia vied) (SAV) (Chairman: Jaromír Pastorek) - the highest scientific institution in Slovakia.
- Slovak Merchant and Industrial Chamber (Slovak: Slovenská obchodná a priemyselná komora) (SOPK)
- Union of Slovak Pensioners (Slovak: Jednota dôchodcov Slovenska) (Chairman: Kamil Vajnorský)
- Slovenská živnostenská komora (Chairman: Vojtech Gottschall) (SŽK) - it was created by Law No. 126/1998 Z. z. from 12. December 1998.
- Slovenský živnostenský zväz (Chairman: Čižmárik Stanislav) (SŽZ)
- General Bishop's Office (Slovak: Generálny biskupský úrad) (Director: Dušan Vagaský)
See also
- List of political parties in Slovakia
- List of Slovak politicians
- Slovak political scandals
- Privatization in Slovakia
Notes
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