| Hauptstadt | Name: Bratislava geographische Koordinaten: 48 09 N, 17 07 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: "slava" means glory, so the city's name literally means "Braslav's glory"; Braslav was a ninth century Slavic duke |
| Unabhängigkeit | 1 Januar 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Constitution Day, 1 September (1992) |
| Konstitution | history: several previous (preindependence); latest passed by the National Council 1 September 1992, signed 3 September 1992, effective 1 Oktober 1992 amendments: proposed by the National Council; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of Council members; amended many times, last in 2017 (2017) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Zuzana CAPUTOVA (seit dem 15 June 2014) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Peter PELLIGRINI (seit dem 22 March 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Richard RASI (seit dem 22 March 2018), Laszlo SOLYMOS (seit dem 22 March 2018), Gabriela MATECNA (seit dem 29 November 2017) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 March and 30 March 2019 (next to be held March 2024); following National Council elections (every 4 years), the president designates a prime minister candidate, usually the leader of the party or coalition that wins the most votes, who must win a vote of confidence in the National Council election results: Zuzana CAPUTOVA elected president in second round; percent of vote - Zuzana CAPUTOVA (PS) 58.4%, Maros SEFCOVIC (independent) 41.6% |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
