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Slovakia has a democratic multi-party system with numerous political parties, established after the fall of communism in 1989 and shaped into the present form with Slovakia's independence in 1993. Since 1989 there has been altogether 236 registered political parties in the country, 61 are active as of March 2012. [ 1 ]
A list of notable politicians from Slovakia. Note this list is missing some of the former presidents of Czechoslovakia of Slovak origin or higher-ranking officials which should be added for a more complete list.
The president of Slovakia has a limited role in policy-making, as the office is largely ceremonial within the framework of a parliamentary republic. According to the constitution, the president is the supreme representative of the state both in Slovakia and abroad. [2] The president represents the Slovak Republic externally and concludes and ...
Although the main political cleavage in the 1990s concerned the somewhat authoritarian policy of HZDS, the left-right conflict over economic reforms (principally between Direction - Social Democracy and Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party) has recently become the dominant power in Slovakia's politics.
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The liberal Progressive Slovakia party emerges as the largest party in the Slovak contingent to the European Parliament. [13] 10 June – A three-hour walkout is held by employees of RTVS in protest over the government's plans to abolish the organisation. [14] 15 June – Peter Pellegrini is inaugurated as president of Slovakia. [15]
(Reuters) - President Zuzana Caputova has sued the head of Slovakia's leading political party for spreading lies about her, the presidential office said on Wednesday, weeks before an election that ...
Name (Birth–Death) Term of office Party Election Took office Left office Duration Ivan Gašparovič (born 1941) 1 January 1993 3 November 1994 5 years, 301 days HZDS: 1992: 3 November 1994 29 October 1998 1994: Jozef Migaš (born 1954) 29 October 1998 15 October 2002 3 years, 351 days SDĽ: 1998: Pavol Hrušovský (born 1952) 15 October 2002 ...