National Council (Slovenia)
National Council Državni svet Republike Slovenije | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 23 December 1992[1] |
| Leadership | |
President | Marko Lotrič since 19 December 2022 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Indirectfirst-past-the-post | |
Last election | 22 and 23 November 2017[2] |
Next election | Autumn 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Council Chamber Ljubljana,Slovenia | |
| Website | |
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UN Member State |
TheNational Council(Slovene:Državni svet) is according to theConstitution of Sloveniathe representative of social, economic, professional and local interest groups inSloveniaand has alegislative functionworking as a corrective mechanism of theNational Assembly,although it does not itself pass acts.[3]It may be regarded as theupper house,but thebicameralismis distinctively incomplete.[4]It is not elected directly by the population, but meant to represent different interest groups in the country. The councillors are elected for a five-year term.
The current President of the National Council isMarko Lotričfrom 19 December 2022.
Composition
[edit]The council has 40 members:[5]
- 22 representatives of local interests,
- 6 representatives of non-commercial activities,
- 4 representatives of employers,
- 4 of employees,
- 4 representatives of farmers, crafts, trades and independent professionals.
Presidents of the National Council
[edit]- Ivan Kristan(LDS): 23 December 1992 – 17 December 1997
- Tone Hrovat(SLS): 17 December 1997 – 17 December 2002
- Janez Sušnik(DeSUS): 17 December 2002 – 12 December 2007
- Blaž Kavčič(LDS /SMS-Zeleni): 12 December 2007 – 12 December 2012
- Mitja Bervar(LDS /SMC) 12 December 2012 – 12 December 2017
- Alojz Kovšca(GAS/Concretely) 12 December 2017 – 19 December 2022
- Marko Lotrič(independent) 19 December 2022
References
[edit]- ^"History".Državni svet Republike Slovenije.December 3, 2013.
- ^"Volitve v Državni svet RS - Leto 2017".Državna volilna komisija(in Slovenian).Retrieved25 February2019.
- ^"U-I-295/07-8"(in Slovenian). Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia. 22 October 2008.Retrieved16 December2010.
- ^Lakota, Igor (2006).Sistem nepopolne dvodomnosti v slovenskem parlamentu (diplomska naloga)[The system of incomplete bicameralism in the Slovenian Parliament (diploma thesis)](PDF)(in Slovenian). Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. p. 62.Retrieved16 December2010.
- ^According to the information that can be found at thewebsite of the National CouncilArchived2006-04-22 at theWayback Machine
External links
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