Milan Kučan, elected President of the Yugoslav Republic of Slovenia in 1990, led his country to independence in 1991.
Milan Kučan, elected President of the Yugoslav Republic of Slovenia in 1990, led his country to independence in 1991.
Political differences tend to have their roots in the roles that groups and individuals played during the years of communist rule and the struggle for independence. As the most prosperous republic of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia emerged from its brief ten-day war of secession in 1991 as an independent nation for the first time in its history.
Jansa had previously been prime minister from 2004 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2013. ==Constitution== The constitution was adopted on 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991. ==Executive branch== |President |Borut Pahor |Social Democrats |22 December 2012 |- |Prime Minister |Janez Janša |Slovenian Democratic Party |13 March 2020 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
Slovenia has been a member of the United Nations since May 1992 and of the Council of Europe since May 1993.
He was elected the first President of independent Slovenia in 1992 and again in November 1997 by a comfortable margin. Janez Drnovšek of the center-left Liberal Democratic Party of Slovenia (LDS) was reelected Prime Minister in the 15 October 2000 parliamentary elections.
Slovenia has been a member of the United Nations since May 1992 and of the Council of Europe since May 1993.
Slovenia signed an association agreement with the European Union in 1996 and is a member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement.
Its nine judges are elected for 9-year terms. In 1997, elections were held to elect both a president and representatives to Parliament's upper house, the National Council.
He was elected the first President of independent Slovenia in 1992 and again in November 1997 by a comfortable margin. Janez Drnovšek of the center-left Liberal Democratic Party of Slovenia (LDS) was reelected Prime Minister in the 15 October 2000 parliamentary elections.
Today, with a growing regional profile, a participant in the SFOR peacekeeping deployment in Bosnia and the KFOR deployment in Kosovo, and a charter World Trade Organization member, Slovenia plays a role on the world stage quite out of proportion to its small size. From 1998 to 2000, Slovenia occupied a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council and in that capacity distinguished itself with a constructive, creative, and consensus-oriented activism.
Invited to begin accession negotiations with the European Union in November 1998, Slovenia has achieve two of its primary foreign policy goals: membership in the EU and NATO.
Today, with a growing regional profile, a participant in the SFOR peacekeeping deployment in Bosnia and the KFOR deployment in Kosovo, and a charter World Trade Organization member, Slovenia plays a role on the world stage quite out of proportion to its small size. From 1998 to 2000, Slovenia occupied a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council and in that capacity distinguished itself with a constructive, creative, and consensus-oriented activism.
He was elected the first President of independent Slovenia in 1992 and again in November 1997 by a comfortable margin. Janez Drnovšek of the center-left Liberal Democratic Party of Slovenia (LDS) was reelected Prime Minister in the 15 October 2000 parliamentary elections.
Trade has been diversified toward the West (trade with EU countries make up 66% of total trade in 2000) and the growing markets of central and eastern Europe.
Gross domestic product grew by about 4.8% in 2000 and is expected to post a slightly lower rate of 4.5% in 2001, as export demand lags.
Gross domestic product grew by about 4.8% in 2000 and is expected to post a slightly lower rate of 4.5% in 2001, as export demand lags.
Jansa had previously been prime minister from 2004 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2013. ==Constitution== The constitution was adopted on 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991. ==Executive branch== |President |Borut Pahor |Social Democrats |22 December 2012 |- |Prime Minister |Janez Janša |Slovenian Democratic Party |13 March 2020 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
In November 2017, Slovenian President Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term in close election. Former prime minister Janez Jansa spent six months in prison in 2014 after being convicted on bribery charges related to a 2006 arms deal.
Jansa had previously been prime minister from 2004 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2013. ==Constitution== The constitution was adopted on 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991. ==Executive branch== |President |Borut Pahor |Social Democrats |22 December 2012 |- |Prime Minister |Janez Janša |Slovenian Democratic Party |13 March 2020 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
and Allied efforts to assist Slovenia's military restructuring and modernization efforts are ongoing. Borut Pahor has held the position of president since 2012.
Jansa had previously been prime minister from 2004 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2013. ==Constitution== The constitution was adopted on 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991. ==Executive branch== |President |Borut Pahor |Social Democrats |22 December 2012 |- |Prime Minister |Janez Janša |Slovenian Democratic Party |13 March 2020 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
Jansa had previously been prime minister from 2004 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2013. ==Constitution== The constitution was adopted on 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991. ==Executive branch== |President |Borut Pahor |Social Democrats |22 December 2012 |- |Prime Minister |Janez Janša |Slovenian Democratic Party |13 March 2020 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
In November 2017, Slovenian President Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term in close election. Former prime minister Janez Jansa spent six months in prison in 2014 after being convicted on bribery charges related to a 2006 arms deal.
In November 2017, Slovenian President Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term in close election. Former prime minister Janez Jansa spent six months in prison in 2014 after being convicted on bribery charges related to a 2006 arms deal.
Jansa had denied any wrongdoing. In June 2018, the center-right Slovenia Democratic Party (SDS) of former prime minister Janez Jansa won in the election.
He led a center-left minority government since the 2018 elections. In March 2020, Janez Janša became prime minister for third time in the new coalition government of SDS, the Modern Centre Party (SMC), New Slovenia (NSi) and Pensioners' Party (DeSUS).
A center-left party, The List of Marjan Sarec (LMS), was in second place with 13 seats. Prime Minister Marjan Sarec resigned in January 2020.
He led a center-left minority government since the 2018 elections. In March 2020, Janez Janša became prime minister for third time in the new coalition government of SDS, the Modern Centre Party (SMC), New Slovenia (NSi) and Pensioners' Party (DeSUS).
Jansa had previously been prime minister from 2004 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2013. ==Constitution== The constitution was adopted on 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991. ==Executive branch== |President |Borut Pahor |Social Democrats |22 December 2012 |- |Prime Minister |Janez Janša |Slovenian Democratic Party |13 March 2020 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
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