Slovenia Government

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Slovenia also known as the Republic of Slovenia is located in the southern part of Central Europe and borders Italy, the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, Hungry and Austria.

Independent since 1991

The Capital of this country is Ljubljana. It has been part of the Roman Empire, The Byzantine Empire the Republic of Venice, Carantania, the Holy Roman Empire, The Austrian Empire, The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, and several others before gaining its independence in 1991.

Part of the European Union

It is currently the only country that was formally part of the Communist bloc to be a part of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen area, the Organization for security and Cooperation in Europe and the council of Europe. It also holds a position within NATO. Slovenia is a parliamentary democracy as well as a constitutional republic.

Slovenia Government & the Political System

If you are planning to travel to slovenia, it is a good idea to have an idea of the political and governmental systems. They are broken down as follows the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

The Executive branch

Slovenia is run by a president who is elective every five years by popular vote. The President can only be elected for two consecutive terms.

The Prime Minister, which is the head of Slovenia Government, is nominated by the President as Head of state and the National Assembly elects the Prime Minister.

The Cabinet includes the Ministers of Agriculture, Culture, Defense, Economy, Education and Sport, Environmental and Partial Planning, Finance, Foreign Affairs, health, higher education, Science and Technology, Interior, Justice, Labor, family and social affairs, Public Administration and Transport.

There are two unassigned ministers, which cover Local self-government and regional policy and growth.

Legislative Branch

There is a bicameral Parliament, which is comprised of the National Assembly and the National Council. The National Assembly of Slovenia consists of 90 members. Eighty-eight of these members are voted in by the citizens based on proportional representation. The remaining two members of the National Assembly are voted in by the autochthonous Minorities consisting of Hungarians and Italians.

The National council of Slovenia has forty members. These members are appointed and are representative of the social, economic, professional and local internet groups. Elections for Parliament in Slovenia are held every four years.

Judicial Branch

The Constitutional court has nine judges, which are appointed by the National assembly. They are allowed only a single 9 year term. This court is similar to the US Supreme court and is responsible for ensuring that the constitution of Slovenia is upheld. Under the Constitutional court, there are regular courts, which each have a public prosecutor.

Administrative Regions

The country is divided into Administrative regions. There are 182 municipalities and 11 urban municipalities. These are divided among three main regions.

Traditional Regions

The Traditional Regions are based on the Habsburg crown lands of Carniola, Carinthia, Styria and Littoral. They are as follows, Upper Carniola, Styria, Prekmurje, Carinthia, Inner Carniola, Lower Carniola, Goriska, and Slovenian Istria.

Natural Regions

The Natural Regions consist of four areas based on Geography; these are the Alpine, Mediterranean, Dinaric and Pannonian regions.

"Legal" regions

The final set of regions exists for legal and statistical purposes only. These are Gorenjska, Goriska, Jugovzhodna Slovenija, Koroska, Notrankso-kraska, Obalno-kraska, Osrednjeslovenska, Podravska, Pomurska, Savinkska, Spodnjeposavska, and Zasaska.

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