Embassy of the Slovak Republic
Veľvyslanectvo Slovenskej republiky
3523 International Court NW Washington DC, 20008
United States of America
tel: (202) 237 1054, fax: (202) 237 6438
e-mail: information@slovakembassy-us.org
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SLOVAKIA Basic
Information
Official Country Name: Slovenska Republika (The Slovak Republic) Other Names: Slovensko (Slovak, Czech), Slovakia (English), Slovaquie (French), Slowakei (German), Slovacchia (Italian), Eslovaquia (Spanish) Abbreviations:
SK (2 letter ISO official ), SVK (Olympic 3 letter official)
Brief
facts about Slovak constitutional system Executive Power Slovakia has both a president and a prime minister. The president is elected by the people for a five-year term and is responsible for naming the prime minister to head the government; the prime minister is typically the leader of the party with the majority of seats in parliament or the head of a coalition. Under the advice of the prime minister, the president also appoints a cabinet. The
Government of the Slovak Republic (SR) is the head of the Executive. It
is made up of the Prime Minister, presiding over it, his or her Deputies
and Government Ministers. The Government is appointed by the President
of the Slovak Republic on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. For
its policy and administration the Government is responsible to the SR
National Council (the Slovak parliament). As
the chief formulator of the nation's public policy under the SR
Constitution, the Government has the authority to make major policy on
the matters of national economy and social security. Acting in the best
interests of the nation, it is responsible for meeting the Government
programme objectives within the scope of the adopted national budget.
The main functions of the Government also include making proposals on
the state budget, preparing the annual closing balance sheet, and issue
government regulations and decrees under power given to it by law. One
of the Government's duties is the formulation and managment of the
nation's foreign policy. It submits draft Bills to the Slovak
parliament, which are frequently preceded by nationwide discussions and
consultations with the relevant organizations. As established by law,
the Government can discuss in its proceedings a confidence vote motion,
cases of pardoning criminal offenders, and appointment or removal from
office of senior civil servants. Legislature Slovakia
has a single-chamber parliament called the Slovak National Council. The
parliament’s 150 members are elected to four-year terms by popular
vote. All citizens over the age of 18 are eligible to vote in Slovakia. Judiciary Slovakia has a constitutional court composed of ten judges. These judges are appointed to seven-year terms by the president, from a list of names proposed by the parliament. The country’s judicial system also includes the Supreme Court, regional courts, district courts, and a military court. Most judges for these courts are elected by parliament or appointed by the minister of justice.
MEMBERS
OF THE GOVERNMENT
Robert Fico Dušan Čaplovič Robert Kaliňák Štefan Harabin Ján Mikolaj Ján Počiatek Ján Kubiš Ľubomír Jahnátek František Kašický Marek Maďarič Ivan Valentovič Miroslav Jureňa Ľubomír Vážny Marián Janušek Viera Tomanová Jaroslav Izák
For more information, please visit www.government.gov.sk
Source:
© The
Slovak Republic Government Office 1998-2006
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