The National Council of the Slovak Republic (, abbreviated to ''NR SR'') is the national

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Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. It is

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and consists of 150 members, who are elected by

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under

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with seats distributed via

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with

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every four years. Slovakia's parliament has been called the 'National Council' since 1 October 1992. From 1969 to 1992, its predecessor, the parliament of the Slovak part of

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, was called the

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(). The National Council approves domestic legislation, constitutional laws, and the annual budget. Its consent is required to ratify international treaties, and is responsible for approving military operations. It also elects individuals to some positions in the executive and judiciary, as specified by law. The parliament building is in

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, Slovakia's capital, next to

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in Alexander Dubček Square.

Functions

The 150-seat

National Council of the Slovak Republic is Slovakia's sole constitutional and

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body. It considers and approves the constitution, constitutional amendments, and other legislation. It approves the state budget. It elects some officials specified by law, as well as justices of the

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and the prosecutor general. Prior to their ratification, the parliament also should approve all important international treaties. Moreover, it gives consent for dispatching of military forces outside of Slovakia's territory and for the presence of foreign military forces on the territory of the Slovak Republic.

Decision-making

The parliament may vote only if a majority of all its members (76) are present. To pass a decision, the approval of a simple majority of all MPs present is required. Almost all legal acts can be adopted by this relative majority. An absolute majority (76 votes) is required to pass a vote of no-confidence in the cabinet or its members, or to elect and recall the Council's speaker or the deputy speakers. A qualified majority of 3/5 of all deputies (at least 90 votes) is required for the adoption of a constitution or a constitutional statute.

Committees of the National Council

Standing committees and current leadership are listed below.

Speakers

Richard Raši Richard Raši (born 2 April 1971 in Košice) is a Slovak physician and politician who served as Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Information. A member of the Voice – Social Democracy () political party, Raši previously serve ...

has served as Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic since 26 March, 2025.

Structure of former legislatures

The length of the bars underneath represents each party's electoral performance. The difference in the total width of the bars is due to the

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of 5%; this threshold prevents a varying number of small parties from entering the National Council (most notably, after the 1994 election).

Slovak Parliament 1990–1992

Slovak Parliament 1992–1994

Slovak Parliament 1994–1998

Slovak Parliament 1998–2002

Slovak Parliament 2002–2006

Slovak Parliament 2006–2010

Slovak Parliament 2010–2012

Slovak Parliament 2012–2016

Slovak Parliament 2016–2020

Slovak Parliament 2020–2023

Slovak Parliament 2023–2027

Elections

Members of the parliament are elected directly for a 4-year term, under the

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. Although the suffrage is

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, only a citizen who has the right to vote, has attained 18 years of age and has permanent residency in the Slovak Republic is eligible to be elected. Similarly to the

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and

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, the whole country forms one multi-member constituency. The

is 5%. Voters may indicate their preferences within the

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. Parliamentary elections were last held in 2023.

Latest election

2023 Slovak Parliamentary Election Early parliamentary elections were held in the Slovakia, Slovak Republic on 30 September 2023 to elect members of the National Council (Slovakia), National Council. Regular elections were scheduled to be held in 2024. However, on 15 December 202 ...

Members (1990–present)

* List of members of the National Council of Slovakia, 1990–92 *

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* List of members of the National Council of Slovakia, 1994–98 * List of members of the National Council of Slovakia, 1998–2002 *

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* List of members of the National Council of Slovakia, 2006–10 *

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List of members of the National Council of Slovakia, 2012–2016 This is list of members of the National council, the parliament of Slovakia as they were elected in the 2012 parliamentary election. # Pavol Abrhan KDH # Ladislav Andreánsky SMER - SD # Michal Bagačka SMER - SD # Vladimír Baláž SMER - ...

* List of members of the National Council of Slovakia, 2016–2020 * List of members of the National Council of Slovakia, 2020–2023 *

List of members of the National Council of Slovakia, 2023–2027 The new National Council of Slovakia was elected at the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election and consists of 150 representatives elected from party lists. Those elected will sit on the National Council until 2027. The election to the National Cou ...

Buildings

The main parliament building is situated next to the

on the castle hill. The building is insufficiently large to accommodate all officials and representatives. The construction started in 1986 when Slovakia was part of Czechoslovakia as a building for the

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, which usually met in

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. The secondary parliament building, the Zhupa house, which was the main building until 1994, is situated at Župné square next to the Trinitarian Church below the castle hill in Bratislava.