Politics of XX takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Slovakia is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ... Representative democracy is a form of democracy and theory of civics in which voters choose (in free, secret, multi-party elections) representatives to act in their interests, but not as their proxies—i. ... It has been suggested that The republican form of government be merged into this article or section. ... Chairman/President of the Provisional Government for Slovakia (1918; within Czechoslovakia) Vavro Šrobár (4 November 1918 – 14 November 1918) – ceased with the adoption of the Czechoslovak constitution Chairman of the Revolutionary Governing Council of the Slovak Soviet Republic (1919; in rebellion in eastern Slovakia) Antonín Janoušek (20 June 1919 – 7... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of the system of courts of law for the administration of justice and to its principals, the justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ...

Legal system

The Constitution is ratified 1 September 1992, and became effective 1 October 1992 (some parts 1 January 1993). It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in february 2001 due to EU admission requirements. The civil law system is based on Austro-Hungarian codes. Slovakia has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction. The legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legal theory. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ...

Executive branch

The president is elected by direct, popular vote for a five-year term. Following following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president. Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister. Government coalition as of February 2006: SDKÚ-DS, KDH, SMK (ANO left the government coalition in September 2005) This is a list of the Presidents of Slovakia. ... President Ivan GaÅ¡parovič Ivan GaÅ¡parovič (born March 27, 1941), Slovak politician and law professor, became President of Slovakia on June 15, 2004. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Chairman/President of the Provisional Government for Slovakia (1918; within Czechoslovakia) Vavro Å robár (4 November 1918 – 14 November 1918) – ceased with the adoption of the Czechoslovak constitution Chairman of the Revolutionary Governing Council of the Slovak Soviet Republic (1919; in rebellion in eastern Slovakia) Antonín JanouÅ¡ek (20... Portrait of Mikuláš Dzurinda Mikuláš Dzurinda (born February 4, 1955) is the current Prime Minister of Slovakia. ... The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party (Slovak: Slovenská demokratická a kresÅ¥anská únia - Demokratická strana, SDKÚ-DS) is a political party in Slovakia. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party (Slovak: Slovenská demokratická a kresÅ¥anská únia - Demokratická strana, SDKÚ-DS) is a political party in Slovakia. ... The Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: KresÅ¥anskodemokratické hnutie) (KDH) is a political party in Slovakia. ... SMK is an acronym for Slagsmålsklubben Super Mario Kids Svenska Motor Klubben Smacker video file Party of the Hungarian Coalition; (SMK) - a political party in Slovakia, for the Magyar minority The Soviet heavy SMK tank, a pre-World War II vehicle that never got beyond prototype. ... ANO may refer to: Abu Nidal Organization Arkansas Nuclear One, a two-unit PWR type nuclear power plant located approximately 6 miles WNW of Russellville, Arkansas, owned and operated by Entergy Corporation. ...

Legislative branch

Slovakia's highest legislative body is the 150-seat unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic. Delegates are elected for 4-year terms on the basis of proportional representation. The National Council of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak: Národná rada Slovenskej republiky, often just: Národná rada) (NR SR) has been the name of the parliament of Slovakia since 1993 (more precisely since 1 October 1992). ... Proportional representation (PR) is a (by necessity multi-winner) electoral system whose use tends to make elections result in groups of votes being represented in proportional fractions in some body of representatives, i. ...

The Slovak political scene supports a wide spectrum of political parties, but the influence of leftist and nationalist parties has declined in the past several years. New parties arise at a frequent rate other parties cease to exist or merge at a frequent rate.

Political parties and elections

Election results include names of political parties. See for additional information about parties the List of political parties in Slovakia. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Slovakia.

Main article: Slovak presidential election, 2004

Main article: Slovak parliamentary election, 2002

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-EU parliament, see European Parliament election, 2004 (Slovakia)

-Regions, see Slovak regional elections, 2005

-local authorities, see Slovak local authority election, 2002

-older elections, see Elections in Slovakia

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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 a special Constitutional Court (Ústavný súd), which rules on constitutional issues. The 13 members of this court are appointed by the president from a slate of candidates nominated by Parliament. The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ... A Constitutional Court is a high court found in many countries which deals primary with constitutional law. ...

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.

International organization participation

Slovakia is member of ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU]], FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC The Agence de coopération culturelle et technique (ACCT, French for Agency of cultural and technical cooperation) is an organisation that is part of La Francophonie. ... Australia Group is an informal group of countries established in 1985 (after the use of chemical weapons by Iraq in 1984) to help reduce the spread of chemical and biological weapons by monitoring and controlling the spread of technologies required to produce them. ... 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