| Full name: Slovenská republika |
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"Nad Tatrou sa blýska, hromy divo bijú"
Lighting flashes over the Tatras,
the thunder crashes wildly |
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MIDI, MP3 or see the score |
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| Current Government: |
Head of State – President Andrej Kiska (since June 2014).
Prime Minister – Peter Pelligrini (since March 2018).
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Constitution: Parliamentary democratic republic with a multi-party system. The President is elected by popular vote. Following separate general elections the leader of the majority party or coalition is usually appointed Prime Minister by the President.
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Single chamber Národná Rada Slovenskej Republiky (National Council of the Slovak Republic) with 150 seats; members are elected on the basis of proportional representation to serve 4-year terms).
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Slovakia joined the EU on 1 May 2004.
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