HauptstadtLjubljana Unabhängigkeit25 Juni 1991 (from Yugoslavia) NationalfeiertagUnabhängigkeit/Statehood Day, 25 Juni (1991) Konstitutionadopted 23 Dezember 1991, effective 23 Dezember 1991 Wahlrecht18 Jahre; universal (16 Jahre, if employed) ExekutiveStaatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Janez DRNOVSEK (seit dem 22 December 2002)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Anton ROP (seit dem 11 December 2002)
cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 10 November and 1 December 2002 (next to be held in the fall of 2007); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually nominated to become prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly; election last held 6 December 2002 (next National Assembly elections to be held NA October 2004)
election results: Janez DRNOVSEK elected president; percent of vote - Janez DRNOVSEK 56.5%, Barbara BREZIGAR 43.5%; Anton ROP elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 63 to 24 |
