8th National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia
| 8th National Assembly 8. državni zbor | |
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Lower house of the Slovenian Parliament |
| History | |
| Founded | 22 June 2018 |
| Preceded by | 7th National Assembly |
| Leadership | |
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Dejan Židan (SD) Since 23 August 2018 | |
Deputy Speakers |
Tina Heferle (LMŠ) Since 23 August 2018 Jože Tanko (SDS) Since 23 August 2018 Branko Simonovič (DeSUS) Since 29 August 2018 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 90 - Members |
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Political groups |
Government (43) Government parliamentary support
Independent (usually support Government)
Opposition (36) |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation | |
Last election | 3 June 2018 |
| Meeting place | |
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Building of the National Assembly, Ljubljana Great Hall of the National Assembly | |
| Website | |
| www.dz-rs.si | |
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8th National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia was elected on the 3 June 2018 Slovenian parliamentary elections. On the order of the President of the Republic Borut Pahor it first convened on 22 June 2018. Assembly is in session during outgoing 12th Government of Prime Minister Miro Cerar and is expected to elect 13th Government. It is the 4th consecutive Assembly in which centre-left and left-wing parties have majority.
Major events
- June 22, 2018: 1st session (convened by President Borut Pahor)
- Matej Tonin (NSi) was elected Speaker with 80 out of 90 votes.
- August 17, 2018: Election of Prime Minister Marjan Šarec (LMŠ)
- August 23, 2018: Election of Speaker Dejan Židan (SD) and Deputy-Speaker Tina Heferle (LMŠ) and Jože Tanko (SDS)
- September 13, 2018: Election of 13th Government of the Republic of Slovenia
Political parties
| Party | Leader | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Elections | Currently | ||||
| SDS | Slovenian Democratic Party Slovenska demokratska stranka |
Janez Janša MP, Former PM |
25 / 90 |
25 / 90 | |
| LMŠ | List of Marjan Šarec Lista Marjana Šarca |
Marjan Šarec Prime Minister - Designate |
13 / 90 |
13 / 90 | |
| SD | Social Democrats Socialni demokrati |
Dejan Židan MP, Speaker of the National Assembly, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food |
10 / 90 |
11 / 90 | |
| SMC | Modern Centre Party Stranka modernega centra |
Miro Cerar MP, Prime Minister |
10 / 90 |
9 / 90 | |
| Levica | The Left Levica |
Luka Mesec MP |
9 / 90 |
9 / 90 | |
| NSi | New Slovenia - Christian Democrats Nova Slovenija - Krščanski demokrati |
Matej Tonin MP |
7 / 90 |
7 / 90 | |
| SAB | Party of Alenka Bratušek Stranka Alenke Bratušek |
Alenka Bratušek Former PM |
5 / 90 |
5 / 90 | |
| DeSUS | Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia Demokratična stranka upokojencev Slovenije |
Karl Erjavec Minister of Foreign Affairs |
5 / 90 |
5 / 90 | |
| SNS | Slovenian National Party Slovenska nacionalna stranka |
Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti MP |
4 / 90 |
4 / 90 | |
Leadership
National Assembly leadership
| Position | MP | |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Dejan Židan (SD), from August 23, 2018 | |
| Deputy Speaker | Tina Heferle (LMŠ), from August 23, 2018 | |
| Branko Simonovič (DeSUS), from August 29, 2018 | ||
| Jože Tanko (SDS), from August 23, 2018 | ||
Leaders of the political groups
| Group | Leader | Deputy Leader(s)[lower-alpha 1] | Secretary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS SDS | Group of Slovenian Democratic Party Poslanska skupina Slovenske demokratske stranke |
Danijel Krivec | Franc Rosec Nada Brinovšek |
Božo Predalič | |
| PS LMŠ | Group of List of Marjan Šarec Poslanska skupina Liste Marjana Šarca |
Brane Golubović | Jerca Korče | Nataša Trček | |
| PS SD | Group of Social Democrats Poslanska skupina Socialnih demokratov |
Matjaž Han | Bojana Muršič | Miroslav Pretnar | |
| PS SMC | Group of Modern Centre Party Poslanska skupina Stranke modernega centra |
Igor Zorčič | Janja Sluga | Monika Šuligoj | |
| PS Levica | Group of The Left Poslanska skupina Levice |
Matej Tašner Vatovec | Nataša Sukič | Matej Kolenc | |
| PS NSi | Group of New Slovenia - Christian Democrats Poslanska skupina Nove Slovenije - Krščanskih demokratov |
Jožef Horvat | Ljudmila Novak | Terezija Trupi | |
| PS SAB | Group of Party of Alenka Bratušek Poslanska skupina Stranke Alenke Bratušek |
Andrej Rajh | Jernej Pavlič | ||
| PS DeSUS | Group of Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia Poslanska skupina Demokratične stranke upokojencev Slovenije |
Franc Jurša | Branko Simonovič | Ksenija Vencelj | |
| PS SNS | Group of Slovenian National Party Poslanska skupina Slovenske nacionalne stranke |
Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti | Dušan Šiško | ||
| PS IMNS | Group of Italian in Hungarian National Minority Poslanska skupina italijanske in madžarske narodne skupnosti |
Felice Žiža | Ferenc Horváth | Petra Jamnik | |
- ↑ Groups that have more than 20 members can have 2 Deputy Leaders.
Members
| Constituency | Electoral districts | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1
Kranj |
Jesenice | Radovljica I | Radovljica II | Kranj I | Kranj II | Kranj III | Tržič | Škofja Loka I | Škofja Loka II | Kamnik | Idrija | |||||||||||
| / | Franc Kramar (SAB) | Karla Urh (LMŠ) (substitute MP for Marjan Šarec) |
/ | Mateja Udovč (SMC) | Branko Grims (SDS) | Edvard Paulič (LMŠ) | Marko Pogačnik (SDS) | Žan Mahnič (SDS) | Matej Tonin (NSi) | Samo Bevk (SD) | ||||||||||||
| Igor Peček (LMŠ) | Miha Kordiš (Levica) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2
Postojna |
Tolmin | Piran | Izola | Koper I | Koper II | Sežana | Ilirska Bistrica | Postojna | Nova Gorica I | Nova Gorica II | Ajdovščina | |||||||||||
| Danijel Krivec (SDS) | Meira Hot (SD) | Branko Simonovič (DeSUS) | Matej Tašner Vatovec (Levica) | / | Marko Bandelli (SAB) | / | Zvonko Černač (SDS) | / | Matjaž Nemec (SD) | Eva Irgl (SDS) | ||||||||||||
| Gregor Perič (SMC) | Robert Pavšič (LMŠ) | Jernej Vrtovec (NSi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3
Ljubljana-Center |
Logatec | Vrhnika | Ljubljana Vič-Rudnik I | Ljubljana Vič-Rudnik II | Ljubljana Vič-Rudnik III | Ljubljana Vič-Rudnik IV | Ljubljana Center | Ljubljana Šiška I | Ljubljana Šiška II | Ljubljana Šiška III | Ljubljana Šiška IV | |||||||||||
| Andrej Šircelj (SDS) | Jerca Korče (LMŠ) | Alenka Jeraj (SDS) | Monika Gregorčič (SMC) | Peter Jožef Česnik (SAB) | Anže Logar (SDS) | Violeta Tomić (Levica) | / | Marko Koprivc (SD) | / | Andreja Zabret (LMŠ) | ||||||||||||
| Iva Dimic (NSi) | Miro Cerar (SMC) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4
Ljubjana-Bežigrad |
Kočevje | Ribnica | Grosuplje | Litija | Ljubljana Moste-Polje I | Ljubljana Moste-Polje II | Ljubljana Moste-Polje III | Ljubljana Bežigrad I | Ljubljana Bežigrad II | Domžale I | Domžale II | |||||||||||
| Predrag Baković (SD) | Jože Tanko (SDS) | Janez Janša (SDS) | Boris Doblekar (SDS) | / | / | Vojko Starović (SAB) | / | Luka Mesec (Levica) | Tina Heferle (LMŠ) | Brane Golubović (LMŠ) | ||||||||||||
| Ljudmila Novak (NSi) | Nataša Sukič (Levica) | Milan Brglez (SD) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5
Celje |
Šentjur pri Celju | Celje I | Celje II | Žalec I | Žalec II | Mozirje | Velenje I | Velenje II | Slovenj Gradec | Ravne na Koroškem | Radlje ob Dravi | |||||||||||
| Jelka Godec (SDS) | / | Željko Cigler (Levica) | / | Aleksander Reberšek (NSi) | Nada Brinovšek (SDS) | / | Franc Rosec (SDS) | Jože Lenart (LMŠ) | Jani Prednik (SD) | / | ||||||||||||
| Lidija Ivanuša (SNS) | Darij Krajčič (LMŠ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Polnar (DeSUS) | Janja Sluga (SMC) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6
Novo mesto |
Črnomelj | Novo Mesto I | Novo Mesto II | Trebnje | Brežice | Krško | Sevnica | Laško | Hrastnik | Trbovlje | Zagorje ob Savi | |||||||||||
| / | Anja Bah Žibert (SDS) | / | Franci Kepa (SDS) | Igor Zorčič (SMC) | Dušan Šiško (SNS) | Tomaž Lisec (SDS) | Matjaž Han (SD) | Ivan Hršak (DeSUS) | Primož Siter (Levica) | Rudi Medved (LMŠ) | ||||||||||||
| Blaž Pavlin (NSi) | Soniboj Knežak (SD) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7
Maribor |
Šmarje pri Jelšah | Slovenska Bistrica | Slovenske Konjice | Ruše | Maribor I | Maribor II | Maribor III | Maribor IV | Maribor V | Maribor VI | Maribor VII | |||||||||||
| Zdravko Počivalšek (SMC) | Karmen Furman (SDS) | Bojan Podkrajšek (SDS) | Jurij Lep (DeSUS) | / | / | Dejan Kaloh (SDS) | Franc Trček (Levica) | / | Branislav Rajić (SMC) | Lidija Divjak Mirnik (LMŠ) | ||||||||||||
| Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti (SNS) | Bojana Muršič (SD) | Andrej Rajh (SAB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8
Ptuj |
Lendava | Ormož | Ljutomer | Murska Sobota I | Murska Sobota II | Gornja Radgona | Lenart | Pesnica | Ptuj I | Ptuj II | Ptuj III | |||||||||||
| Jožef Horvat (NSi) | Aljaž Kovačič (LMŠ) | Franc Jurša (DeSUS) | / | Dejan Židan (SD) | / | Franc Breznik (SDS) | Marijan Pojbič (SDS) | Jožef Lenart (SDS) | Boštjan Koražija (Levica) | Suzana Lep Šimenko (SDS) | ||||||||||||
| Jani Ivanuša (SNS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mojca Žnidarič (SMC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Demographics
8th National Assembly has 22 female MPs which equals 24,4 %, and is a little bit less than in the 7th Assembly. Youngest MP is Jerca Korče (LMŠ) who is 28 years old. Oldest MP is Jožef Česnik (SAB), who is 73 years old and also presided over the first session.
Sitting order
Changes in membership
Changes of MPs
Changes are expected when government will be formed, MP who is named Prime Minister, Minister, State Secretary or Secretary-General of the government, cannot be MP anymore and is replaced with an MP that would be elected, if they were not elected.
| Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | ||||||||||
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| Constituency | District | Name | Party | Constituency | District | Name | Party | Date of installation | ||||
| Kranj | Kamnik | Marjan Šarec | LMŠ | Elected Prime Minister | Kranj | Radovljica II | Karla Urh | [1] | LMŠ | 23 August 2018 | ||
| Expected | ||||||||||||
| Ljubljana Center | Ljubljana Vič-Rudnik III | Miro Cerar | SMC | Elected Minister | Ljubljana Center | Ljubljana Šiška II | Jani Möderndorfer | SMC | ||||
| Postojna | Sežana | Marko Bandelli | SAB | Elected Minister | Postojna | Nova Gorica II | Andrej Šušmelj | SAB | ||||
| Ljubljana Center | Ljubljana Vič-Rudnik III | Peter Jožef Česnik | SAB | Elected Minister | Ljubljana Center | Ljubljana Šiška II | Maša Kociper | SAB | ||||
| Maribor | Šmarje pri Jelšah | Zdravko Počivalšek | SMC | Elected Minister | Maribor | Maribor IV | Gregor Židan | SMC | ||||
| Novo mesto | Zagorje ob Savi | Rudi Medved | LMŠ | Elected Minister | Novo mesto | Hrastnik | Nina Maurovič | LMŠ | ||||
Changes in the political groups membership
| Name | Elected for | Previous group | New group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Brglez | SMC | PS SMC | PS SD | |||
Immunities
Immunities for MPs
| MP | Party | Date | Reason | Quorum | In favour | Against | Abstain | Immunity granted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franc Rosec | SDS | 19 July 2018 | Criminal proceeding | 67 | 0 | 66 | 1 | NO | [2][3] | |
| Dejan Kaloh | SDS | Criminal proceeding | [4] | |||||||
Immunities for Judges
| Judge | Date | Reason | Quorum | In favour | Against | Abstain | Immunity granted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katarina Kuret Marolt | 3 September 2018 | Criminal proceeding | [5] | |||||
Working bodies
| Group | Presidents | Vice-Presidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS SDS | Group of Slovenian Democratic Party Poslanska skupina Slovenske demokratske stranke |
6 / 21 |
11 / 38 | |
| PS LMŠ | Group of List of Marjan Šarec Poslanska skupina Liste Marjana Šarca |
2 / 21 |
8 / 38 | |
| PS SD | Group of Social Democrats Poslanska skupina Socialnih demokratov |
2 / 21 |
5 / 38 | |
| PS SMC | Group of Modern Centre Party Poslanska skupina Stranke modernega centra |
2 / 21 |
4 / 38 | |
| PS Levica | Group of The Left Poslanska skupina Levice |
2 / 21 |
3 / 38 | |
| PS NSi | Group of New Slovenia - Christian Democrats Poslanska skupina Nove Slovenije - Krščanskih demokratov |
3 / 21 |
0 / 38 | |
| PS SAB | Group of Party of Alenka Bratušek Poslanska skupina Stranke Alenke Bratušek |
1 / 21 |
2 / 38 | |
| PS DeSUS | Group of Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia Poslanska skupina Demokratične stranke upokojencev Slovenije |
2 / 21 |
0 / 38 | |
| PS SNS | Group of Slovenian National Party Poslanska skupina Slovenske nacionalne stranke |
0 / 21 |
4 / 38 | |
| PS IMNS | Group of Italian in Hungarian National Minority Poslanska skupina italijanske in madžarske narodne skupnosti |
1 / 21 |
1 / 38 | |
Committiees
| Committee | President | Vice-Presidents | Secretary[lower-alpha 1] | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Food | Franc Breznik (SDS) | Igor Peček (LMŠ) | 17 | |||
| Jani Ivanuša (SNS) | ||||||
| Committee on Culture | Violeta Tomić (Levica) | Alenka Jeraj (SDS) | 17 | |||
| Marko Bandelli (SAB) | ||||||
| Committee on Defence | Samo Bevk (SD) | Robert Pavšič (LMŠ) | 17 | |||
| Miha Kordiš (Levica) | ||||||
| Committee on Education, Science, Sport and Youth | Branislav Rajić (SMC) | Tomaž Lisec (SDS) | 17 | |||
| Marko Koprivc (SD) | ||||||
| Committee on EU Affairs | Darij Krajčič (LMŠ) | Milan Brglez (SD) | Barbara Medved Špiletič | 17 | ||
| Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti (SNS) | ||||||
| Committee on Finance | Robert Polnar (DeSUS) | Marko Pogačnik (SDS) | 19 | |||
| Andreja Zabret (LMŠ) | ||||||
| Luka Mesec (Levica) | ||||||
| Committee on Foreign Policy | Matjaž Nemec (SD) | Monika Gregorčič (SMC) | Katja Jerman | 19 | ||
| Andrej Šircelj (SDS) | ||||||
| Committee on Health | Franc Trček (Levica) | Jelka Godec (SDS) | 19 | |||
| Jože Lenart (LMŠ) | ||||||
| Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Spatial Planning | Rudi Medved (LMŠ) | Bojan Podkrajšek (SDS) | 19 | |||
| Andrej Rajh (SAB) | ||||||
| Dušan Šiško (SNS) | ||||||
| Committee on Justice | Jernej Vrtovec (NSi) | Dejan Kaloh (SDS) | 13 | |||
| Meira Hot (SD) | ||||||
| Committee on Labour, Family, Social Policy and Disability | Vojko Starovič (SAB) | Marijan Pojbič (SDS) | 17 | |||
| Mojca Žnidarič (SMC) | ||||||
| Primož Siter (Levica) | ||||||
| Committee on the Economy | Gregor Perič (SMC) | Suzana Lep Šimenko (SDS) | 17 | |||
| Soniboj Knežak (SD) | ||||||
| Committee on the Interior, Public Administration and Local Self-Government | Zvonko Černač (SDS) | Edvard Paulič (LMŠ) | 19 | |||
| Predrag Bakovič (SD) | ||||||
| Joint Committee[lower-alpha 2] (NOT ACTIVE ANYMORE) | Rudi Medved (LMŠ) | Violeta Tomić (Levica) | Nataša Škrbec Srčnik | / | ||
Standing Commissions
| Commission | President | Vice-Presidents | Secretary | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities | Eva Irgl (SDS) | Aljaž Kovačič (LMŠ) | 9 | |||
| Commission for Public Office and Elections | Ivan Hršak (DeSUS) | Lidija Divjak Mirnik (LMŠ) | Katja Leitinger | 19 | ||
| Anja Bah Žibert (SDS) | ||||||
| Commission for Relations with Slovenes in Neighbouring and Other Countries | Ljudmila Novak (NSi) | Karla Urh (LMŠ) | 13 | |||
| Commission for the National Communities | Ferenc Horváth (IMNS) | Felice Žiža (IMNS) | 11 | |||
| Commission for the Rules of Procedure | Karmen Furman (SDS) | Mateja Udovč (SMC) | 11 | |||
| Constitutional Commission | (SDS) | (SMC) | 19 | |||
Supervisory Commissions
In supervisory commissions opposition has majority.
| Commission | President | Vice-Presidents | Secretary | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commission for Public Finance Control | Anže Logar (SDS) | Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti (SNS) | 13 | |||
| Commission for the Supervision of Intelligence and Security Services | Matej Tonin (NSi) | Žan Mahnič (SDS) | 9 | |||
Other bodies
| Body | President | Vice-Presidents | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council of the Speaker of the National Assembly | Dejan Židan (SD) | Speaker and Deputy Speakers (no voting right) Leaders of political groups (voting right) Representatives of National Minorities (voting right) | |||
| Club of the Female MPs | Female MPs | ||||
Sessions
Sessions of the Assembly
Sessions of the working bodies
Bills in the 8th Assembly
Appointments
For full list of appointments and nominations see Appointments by the 8th National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia.
Elections
| Date | Proposer | Position | Candidate | Voted | In favour | Against | Invalid | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2018 | 50 MPs, first signatory Marjan Šarec | [6] | Speaker | Matej Tonin | 89 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 1st Regular Session; secret ballot |
| 17 August 2018 | 43 MPs, first signatory Brane Golubović | [7] | Prime Minister | Marjan Šarec | 87 | 55 | 31 | 1 | 5th Extraordinary Session; secret ballot; Šarec got 1 vote more than expected (one opposition MP voted for him) |
| 23 August 2018 | 52 MPs, first signatory Andreja Zabret | [8] | Deputy-Speaker | Tina Heferle | 83 | 66 | 8 | 9 | 5th Extraordinary Session; secret ballot |
| 23 August 2018 | 25 MPs, first signatory Anja Bah Žibert | [9] | Deputy-Speaker | Jože Tanko | 85 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 6th Extraordinary Session; secret ballot |
| 23 August 2018 | 52 MPs, first signatory Matjaž Han | [10] | Speaker | Dejan Židan | 60 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 6th Extraordinary Session; secret ballot |
| 29 August 2018 | 52 MPs, first signatory Franc Jurša | [11] | Deputy-Speaker | Branko Simonovič | 78 | 67 | 7 | 4 | 7th Extraordinary Session; secret ballot |
| 29 August 2018 | Council of the Speaker | [12] | Secretary-General | Uršula Zore Tavčar | 76 | 76 | 0 | / | 7th Extraordinary Session; public vote |
| 13 September 2018 | Prime Minister Marjan Šarec | Ministers of the 13th Government | 79 | 45 | 34 | / | 8th Extraordinary Session; public vote | ||
Assembly Election Commission
Assembly Election Commission supervises secret ballots, counts the votes and determines the result of the vote.
| Member | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ex officio: | ||
| Presiding officer (one of them) | ||
| SD | Dejan Židan | |
| LMŠ | Tina Heferle | |
| SDS | Jože Tanko | |
| Deputy-Secretary-General | ||
| Ind. | Jerneja Bergoč | |
| Elected members: | ||
| SDS | Franc Breznik | |
| LMŠ | Andreja Zabret | |
| SMC | Janja Sluga | |
| NSi | Blaž Pavlin | |
| Former members: | ||
| SD | Predrag Baković | |
Motions for removal
Motion for removal can be submitted by the same proposer who proposed designee's election and it is decided about removal by the same procedure that was needed for the election.
| Date | Proposer | Position | Designee | Voted | In favour | Against | Invalid | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2018 | 49 MPs, first signatory Brane Golubović | [13] [14] |
Speaker | Matej Tonin | Tonin announced his resignation. | secret ballot; after Matej Tonin is removed from office, Tina Heferle (LMŠ) (if elected Deputy-Speaker) will become Acting-Speaker until new Speaker is elected. PROPOSER WITHDREW THE MOTION. | |||
Composition of the executive
- President of the Republic: Borut Pahor (SD), from 22 December 2012
- Government:
- 12th Government (18 September 2014 - 13 September 2018)
- Prime Minister: Miro Cerar (SMC), (18 September 2014 - 13 September 2018)
- 13th Government (13 September 2018 -)
- Prime Minister - Designate: Marjan Šarec (LMŠ), (13 September 2018 -)
- 12th Government (18 September 2014 - 13 September 2018)
Interpellations, votes of confidence, and impeachement
Interpellations
According to the Article 118 of the Constitution at least 10 MPs can submit and interpelation against a minister or government as a whole.
| Date | Proposer | Interpellated | Quorum | In favour | Against | Abstain | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No interpellation has yet been submitted. | |||||||
Votes of confidence
Prime Minister can, according to the Article 117 of the Constitution request a vote of confidence. If government does not win the vote of confidence, National Assembly has to elect new Prime Minister within 30 days. If it fails, President of the Republic dissolves the National Assembly and snap election takes place within 60 days.
Also, according to the Article 116 of the Constitution, 10 MPs can propose a vote of no confidence and at the same time propose a candidate for the new Prime Minister.
Impeachment
Based on Articles 109 and 119 of the Constitution National Assembly may impeach President of the Republic, Prime Minister or ministers before the Constitutional Court if they violate the Constitution or laws.
Legislative services heads
- Secretary-General: Uršula Zore Tavčar
- Head of the Secretariat and Deputy Secretary-General: Jerneja Bergoč
- Head of29 the Sector for the activities of the National Assembly: Mojca Marn Čepuran
- Head of the Department for preparation of sessions of the National Assembly and working bodies:
- Head of the Department for international activity, protocol and translation: Tatjana Pandev
- Head of the Research and documentation sector: Tatjana Krašovec
- Head of the Research department: Igor Zobavnik
- Head of the Documentation and Library Department: Vojka Vuk Dirnbek
- Head of29 the Sector for the activities of the National Assembly: Mojca Marn Čepuran
- Director and Deputy Secretary-General: Igor Ivančič
- Head of the General sector: Anita Longo
- Head of the Department of Organization and Staff: Sonja Nahtigal
- Head of the Financial department: Rok Tomšič
- Head of the Information sector:
- Head of the Information Systems Development Department: Bojan Verbič
- Head of the Department for work with materials and mail: Gordana Černe
- Head of the Department of Operations Service: Jela Jelič
- Head of the Department for printing: Iztok Potočnik
- Head of the Operational-technical sector: Alenka Urbančič
- Head of the Investment and Maintenance Department: Janez Gomboc
- Head of the Catering Department: Verica Novaković
- Head of the Department of Transportation: Ivo Paal
- Head of the Department for Reception and Telephones: Anita Knez
- Head of the General sector: Anita Longo
- Head of the Secretariat and Deputy Secretary-General: Jerneja Bergoč
- Services of the political groups
- Expert assistance for the political groups
- Head of the Office of the President: Katarina Ratoša
- Head of the Legal Service: Nataša Voršič
- Head of the Public Relations Office: Karmen Uglešič
- Permanent Representative of the National Assembly to the European Parliament: Zvone Bergant
International activity
Delegations
| Delegation | Leader | Deputy Leader | Secretary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | Alja Škibin | ||||
| Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | Tamara Gruden Pečan | ||||
| Delegation to the CEI Parliamentary Dimension | Staša Kobi Šmid | ||||
| Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean | Romana Novak | ||||
| IPU National Group in the National Assembly | Tatjana Pandev | ||||
| Delegation to the SEECP Parliamentary Assembly | Tatjana Pandev | ||||
| Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE | Tamara Gruden Pečan | ||||
Other
Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti (SNS) corruption allegations
It was reported on 29 June 2018 that Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) special independent investigative body issued its report on so called Caviar diplomacy by Azerbaijan. Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti (SNS), who returned in the National Assembly after 7 years in the last election, was banned from entering Council of Europe due to severe violation of the PACE's rules. Jelinčič was accused of receiving 25,000 € for voting against the report of the PACE stating that irregularities occurred during elections in Azerbaijan, which he observed. Jelinčič declined accusations and stated that he received money to translate Tone Svetina's novel Ukana into Russian language, however translation of the book is nowhere to be found, reported Slovenian media. Jelinčič was named Vice-President of the Committee on Foreign Policy on 3 July 2018. However The Left, which also supported the resolution, with which leaders of the committees were named, stated that their support was a mistake. Other parties, SDS, LMŠ and SAB stated that current leaders of the committees are only temporary and that new leaders will be named after coalition is formed and all the committees founded. Some, including GRECO and TI, also called on the National Assembly to finally form and pass an Ethical Code for MPs. Slovenian Commission for the prevention of corruption announced that it will investigate the case.[15][16][17][18]
Milan Brglez (SMC) expulsion from the party
Milan Brglez was soon after the election, on 26 June 2018 expelled from the party. Reason for that was his self-candidature for Speaker of the National Assembly, since Miro Cerar did not have support of potential coalition partners (LMŠ, SD, NSi, SAB and DeSUS) to become Speaker himself. Executive committee also blamed Brglez that he did not respect decision of the parties and has been making statements that were opposite to the statements of Cerar and other party officials. As example they added that Cerar supported US missile strikes against Syria earlier in April and Brglez did not and stated that these acts are against international law and Slovenian Constitution. He decided to stay member of the SMC group in the Assembly, but did not rule out the possibility to join another group later, most possibly The Left.[19]
Zdravko Počivalšek (SMC) lobbying affair
On 2 August 2018 Commission for the prevention of corruption issued its report on Zdravko Počivalšek's unlawful meetings with former President of Executive Council of SRS (Prime Minister) and former Director of State Security Service (SDV) Janez Zemljarič who is seen as one of the most important people in Slovenia as a part of so-called "Deep State". Počivalšek tried to prevent the publishing of the report, however Supreme Court decided that contents of their meetings can be publicly announced. Meetings were against the law because Počivašek as public servant did not report them to the Commission and because Zemljarič is not registered as lobbyst or representative of any company, but was however acting in such way. Meetings were made public by Reporter's journalist in 2016. Zemljarič and Počivalšek were talking about construction of Izolski otok (Izola Island) project worth around half billion euros. It is reported that State Secretary Eva Štravs Podlogar (SD) met with Zemljarič as well.[20]
Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti (SNS) appropriation of books
During 2008-2011 term of the 5th National Assembly political group of Slovenian National Party ordered books using National Assembly funds. Books should have been returned to the National Assembly Library after
During the 2008-2011 term of the 5th National Assembly, the political group of the Slovenian National Party commissioned books worth more than €10,000 through the National Assembly. At the end of the mandate, the books should have been returned to the National Assembly's Library, which had not been doneby the political group which referred to the fact that the books belong to the political group. Subsequently, the Public Prosecutor's Office filed a lawsuit against Zmago Jelinčič, which failed because the prosecutor's office should sue the political group and not Jelinčič. The state originally obtained the judgment and recovered €10,000 from Jelinčič, but the money had to be returned after Jelinčič's appeal and the nullification of the verdict.[21]
Constitutional problems
Incompatibility of functions
Prime Minister Miro Cerar (SMC) and ministers Dejan Židan (SD) and Zdravko Počivalšek (SMC) have been elected MPs at the last elections. This causes constitutional problems since according to the Constitution Prime Minister or minister cannot be MP at the same time. Since Constitution also states that all members of the government have to execute their power until new government is elected they still are members of the government. This has however happened before, but it has never took so long to officially form new coalition and elect new government after elections. Also currently Slovenia has some important questions opened, most importantly - selling NLB bank according to the 2013 agreement with European Commission, because of which government submits many bills to the National Assembly. And because Cerar, Židan and Počivalšek are also MPs they vote on bills that their government submitted to the Assembly.
Nullification of the elections
Former SD MP and Speaker Janko Veber, Vili Kovačič, Gašper Ferjan, Andreja Magajna (former SD MP) and Jožef Jarh filed an appeal against 3 June elections results and requested that Supreme Court annules elections. Following Supreme Court's rejection they filed an apply to the Constitutional Court who rejected them as well. They claimed laws regulating elections are unconstitutional.[22][23]
Elections of the Speaker with no deputy-speaker elected
On 6 August Marjan Šarec announced that five parties gathered around LMŠ (including SMC, SD, DeSUS and SAB) will propose a candidate for the new Speaker - Dejan Židan (SD). However Legal Service of the National Assembly explained that new Speaker cannot be elected before at least one Deputy-Speaker is elected first, which would become Acting-Speaker when current Speaker Matej Tonin would resign, following forming a new coalition.
Majority in the supervisory commissions
Another problem might occur with memberships of the standing supervisory commissions. It is the first time in the history that Slovenia will have minority government, and majority in the commissions must have parties in the opposition. Since The Left will support the government and still be formally in the opposition it could happen that the government might have ensured majority in the commissions with votes from The Left.
Šarec Government - minority or majority government?
Some of the constitutional lawyers, including former Judge of the Constitutional Court and former MP, now Full Professor Ciril Ribičič, questioned the status of the potential Government of Marjan Šarec. Many of them agree that it will be in fact majority government, since Prime Minister will be elected in the second round, where still 46 votes are needed for the election (absolute majority). Although The Left will not nominate ministers in the Government, they are still seen as a coalition party, meaning that new government in fact has majority in the parliament.
Results of the parliamentary elections
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| Party/alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenian Democratic Party | 222,042 | 24.92 | 25 | +4 | |
| List of Marjan Šarec | 112,250 | 12.60 | 13 | New | |
| Social Democrats | 88,524 | 9.93 | 10 | +4 | |
| Modern Centre Party | 86,868 | 9.75 | 10 | –26 | |
| The Left | 83,108 | 9.33 | 9 | +3 | |
| New Slovenia - Christian Democrats | 63,792 | 7.16 | 7 | +2 | |
| Party of Alenka Bratušek | 45,492 | 5.11 | 5 | +1 | |
| Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia | 43,889 | 4.93 | 5 | –5 | |
| Slovenian National Party | 37,182 | 4.17 | 4 | +4 | |
| Slovenian People's Party | 23,329 | 2.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | 19,182 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Good Country | 13,540 | 1.52 | 0 | –1 | |
| Andrej Čuš and Greens of Slovenia | 9,708 | 1.09 | 0 | –2 | |
| List of Journalist Bojan Požar | 7,835 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | |
| For a Healthy Society | 5,548 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Slovenia | 5,287 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Left and Unity | 5,072 | 0.57 | 0 | –1 | |
| Movement Together Forward | 4,345 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Save Slovenia from Elite and Tycoons | 3,672 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic Active Party | 3,132 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Solidarity - For a Fair Society! | 2,184 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Right | 2,141 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party of Slovenia | 1,551 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party of Slovenian People | 1,237 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forward Slovenia | 187 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,357 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 901,454 | 100 | 88 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,712,676 | 52.64 | – | – | |
| Source: Volitve | |||||
Elections of the representatives of national minorities
Italian national minority
| Candidate | Points | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felice Žiža | 2,511 | Elected | |
| Mauricio Tremul | 2,095 | ||
| Bruno Orlando | 1,001 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,428 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 19 | ||
| Total | 1,447 | ||
| Source: Volitve | |||
Hungarian national minority
| Candidate | Points | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferenc Horvath | 4,193 | Elected | |
| Gabriela Sobočan | 2,772 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,001 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 42 | ||
| Total | 3,043 | ||
| Source: Volitve | |||
References
- ↑ Resolution - Subsitute MP Karla Urh - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=37C8E3B65D325EABC12582F0003FDD93&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Notification by the Celje Higher Court: Criminal proceeding against Franc Rosec - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C1257A70003EE749C12582C80029BA32&db=kon_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Franc Rosec (SDS) immunity voting - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/seje/glasovanje?mandat=VIII&seja=03.%20Izredna&uid=C1257A70003EE753C12582CF004D5AF1
- ↑ Notification by the Maribor Higher Court: Criminal proceeding against Dejan Kaloh - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=392E49510921EC92C12582DC0022D02C&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Notification by the Ljubljana District Court: Criminal proceeding against Katarina Kuret Marolt - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=290B056054E0BCA2C12582FD0030470F&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Proposal: Speaker; 22 June 2018 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=C1257A70003EE749C12582B4004537BF&db=kon_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Proposal: Prime Minister; 8 August 2018 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=D081AABABD6F7FB2C12582E3003D5D35&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Proposal: Deputy-Speaker; 16 August 2018 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=846C50BFBFD06B6DC12582EB00346C56&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Proposal: Deputy-Speaker; 22 August 2018 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=D44ECCCF6AFAA5CBC12582F10031AEB2&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
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- ↑ Proposal: Deputy-Speaker; 28 August 2018 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=D0A15A5519C7E917C12582F70050DFCB&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Proposal: Secretary-General; 28 August 2018 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=11F82F878AE742DFC12582F70051C124&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Motion: Removal of the Speaker: 16 August 2018 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/zakonodaja/izbranZakonAkt?uid=4CAAD88C5A5F8A86C12582EB00373457&db=pre_akt&mandat=VIII
- ↑ Withdrawal of the Motion: Removal of the Speaker: 17 August 2018 - https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/deloDZ/seje/evidenca?mandat=VIII&type=sej&uid=0A84A9F385AD2F17C12582EC0021D062
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