Slovaquie Gouvernement Profil 2012

Capitale

nom: Bratislava
coordonnées géographiques: 48 09 N, 17 07 E
différence de temps: 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

Fête de l'Indépendance

1 Janvier 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)

Constitution

ratified 1 Septembre 1992, effective 1 Janvier 1993; changed Septembre 1998; amended Février 2001
note: the change in Septembre 1998 allowed direct election of the president; the amendment of Février 2001 allowed Slovakia to apply for NATO and EU membership

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président Ivan GASPAROVIC (depuis 15 June 2004)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Robert FICO (depuis 4 April 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Robert KALINAK, Peter KAZIMIR, Miroslav LAJCAK (depuis 4 April 2012)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 March and 4 April 2009 (next to be held no later than April 2014); following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president
election results: Ivan GASPAROVIC reelected president in runoff; percent of vote - Ivan GASPAROVIC 55.5%, Iveta RADICOVA 44.5%