National Council

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The National Council is the unicameral legislative body and primary lawmaking institution of the Slovak Republic.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
National Council canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
adopts laws
approves international treaties in specified cases
state budget
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
canBeDissolvedBy referendum
self-dissolution
canExpress vote of no confidence in the government
constituencyStructure single nationwide constituency
constitutionallyDefinedBy Constitution of Slovakia
surface form: Constitution of the Slovak Republic
country Slovakia
surface form: Slovak Republic
electoralSystemType closed party lists
electoralThreshold 10% for coalitions of four or more parties
5% for single parties
7% for coalitions of two or three parties
elects Attorney General of Slovakia
Deputy Governors of the National Bank of Slovakia
Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia
President of the Supreme Audit Office of Slovakia
Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman)
members of the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic
establishedInCurrentForm 1992
hasCommittees special committees
standing committees
hasDeputyHeads Deputy Speakers
hasPower consent to deployment of armed forces abroad in specified cases
constitutional amendment
declare war in specified circumstances
headTitle Speaker of the National Council
isUnicameral true
languageOfProceedings Slovak
legislatureOf Slovakia
meetingPlace Bratislava Castle
membersElectedBy proportional representation
nativeName National Council of the Slovak Republic
surface form: Národná rada Slovenskej republiky
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 150
passes constitutional laws by three-fifths majority of all members
ordinary laws by simple majority of present members
precededBy National Council of the Slovak Republic
surface form: Slovak National Council
primaryFunction lawmaking
seat Bratislava
shortName National Council self-linksurface differs
supervises Government of Slovakia
termLength 4 years
votingSystem party-list proportional representation

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National Council shortName National Council self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: National Council of the Slovak Republic