| 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 etymology: "slava" means glory, so the city's name literally means "Braslav's glory"; Braslav was a ninth century Slavic duke |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 1 Janvier 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) |
| Fête nationale | Constitution Day, 1 Septembre (1992) |
| Constitution | history: several previous (preindependence); latest passed by the National Council 1 Septembre 1992, signed 3 Septembre 1992, effective 1 Octobre 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) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Zuzana CAPUTOVA (depuis 15 June 2014) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Peter PELLIGRINI (depuis 22 March 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Richard RASI (depuis 22 March 2018), Laszlo SOLYMOS (depuis 22 March 2018), Gabriela MATECNA (depuis 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% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
