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President of the Republic (Predsednik republike)

WHAT

The President of the Republic represents the Republic of Slovenia and is the commander-in-chief of its armed forces. The President calls general elections, promulgates laws, candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court and members of the Court of Audit, grants clemencies, etc. The president is elected every 5 years. You have the right to vote if you’re 18 or above and you’re Slovenian citizen or you have the right to vote in the National Assembly When you’re eligible to vote the competent authority will send you a document with information on the elections by post. The document establishes where your voting poll is and which document you need to bring with you.

National Assembly (Državni zbor)

WHAT

The National Assembly is the highest representative and legislative body in the Republic of Slovenia. Its basic task is to perform the legislative function under which deputies adopt the most important national legal acts. In addition, the National Assembly performs electoral and supervisory functions. The National Assembly is elected every 4 years. Every citizen has the right to vote regardless of class, ethnic, racial, economic or other affiliation. You can vote if you’re 18 or above and you’re a Slovenian citizen or you’re a member of Italian or Hungarian ethnic communities in Slovenia. When you’re eligible to vote the competent authority will send you a document with information on the elections by post. The document establishes where your voting poll is and which document you need to bring with you.

National Council (Državni svet)

WHAT

The National Council is the representative body for social, economic, professional and local interests; it represents the functional interests of different interest organisations and the interests of the local communities.
The National Council is elected indirectly every 5 years. Voting rights are held only by those who are fellow members of the interest groups guaranteed representation in the National Council.

Local Elections (Lokalne volitve)

WHAT

The main local government authority is a representative body that adopts basic decisions in the local community, and it is generally elected directly by local community residents.

You have the right to vote only in your own municipality and if you’re 18 and above and you’re a Slovenian citizen or you’re a citizen of another EU Member State and you have permanent residence permit and permanent address in Slovenia or you have certificate of a request for permanent residence or temporary residence permit. If you’re form non-EU country can vote when you have permanent residence permit and permanent address registered in Slovenia. When you’re eligible to vote the competent authority will send you a document with information on the elections by post. The document establishes where your voting poll is and which document you need to bring with you.

EU Parliament (Evropski parlament)

WHAT

The European Parliament is the directly elected body in the European Union. The Parliament acts as a co-legislator, sharing with the Council the power to adopt and amend legislative proposals and to decide on the EU budget. It also supervises the work of the Commission and other EU bodies and cooperates with national parliaments of EU countries to get their input. The representatives are elected every 5 years.

You can vote if you’re 18 or above and you’ re Slovenian citizen and you have the right to vote in the National Assembly or you’re a citizen of EU Member State with permanent residence in Slovenia. The voting right of Slovenian citizens and EU Member states citizens is equal. When you’re eligible to vote the competent authority will send you a document with information on the elections by post. The document establishes where your voting poll is and which document you need to bring with you.

Referendum (Referendum)

WHAT

Referendum is one of the forms of direct democracy where all people in the country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important social or political question. You can vote in a referendum if you’re 18 or above and you have the right to vote in the National assembly. When you’re eligible to vote the competent authority will send you a document with information on the elections by post. The document establishes where your voting poll is and which document you need to bring with you.