Type Unicameral Last election 13 July 2014 | Seats 90 | |
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Political groups Government (52) Modern Centre Party (35) Democratic Party of Pensioners (11) Social Democrats (6)Opposition (38) Slovenian Democratic Party (19) United Left (6) New Slovenia (5) Group of Independent Deputies (4) Ethnic minorities (2) Independent Deputy (2) Voting system Open list proportional representation with a 4% election threshold | ||
The National Assembly (Slovene: Državni zbor Republike Slovenije, [dərˈʒàːwni ˈzbɔ́r rɛˈpúːblikɛ slɔˈʋèːnijɛ] or [-ˈzbɔ̀ːr-]; Slovene abbreviation DZ), is the general representative body of Slovenia. According to the Constitution of Slovenia and the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, it is the major part of the distinctively incompletely bicameral Slovenian Parliament, the legislative branch of the Republic of Slovenia. It is unicameral. It has 90 members, elected for a four-year term. 88 members are elected using the party-list proportional representation system and the remaining two, using the Borda count, by the Hungarian and Italian-speaking ethnic minorities, who have an absolute veto in matters concerning their ethnic groups.
Contents
Tradition
Traditionally the representatives of the Italian and Hungarian ethnic minorities in the National Assembly are expected to support the coalition in power, regardless of its political composition, although they are not formally part of the coalition.
List of Speakers of the National Assembly
- Milan Brglez (SMC): 1 August 2014 – present
- Janko Veber (SD): 27 February 2013 – 1 August 2014
- Jakob Presečnik (acting) (SLS): 28 January 2013 – 27 February 2013
- Gregor Virant (LGV/DL): 21 December 2011 – 28 January 2013
- Ljubo Germič (LDS): 2 September 2011 – 21 December 2011
- Pavel Gantar (Zares): 15 October 2008 – 2 September 2011
- France Cukjati (SDS): 22 October 2004 – 15 October 2008
- Feri Horvat (ZLSD): 12 July 2004 – 22 October 2004
- Borut Pahor (ZLSD): 10 November 2000 – 12 July 2004
- Janez Podobnik (SLS): 3 December 1996 – 10 November 2000
- Jožef Školč (LDS): 16 September 1994 – 3 December 1996
- Herman Rigelnik (LDS): 23 December 1992 – 16 September 1994
- France Bučar (SDZ): 17 May 1990 – 23 December 1992
Public servant offices
The National Assembly contains the office of deputies, the office of general secretary of the National Assembly, and the office of the speaker of the National Assembly.