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Not to be confused with Slovak National Council.

The National Council of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Národná rada Slovenskej republiky, abbreviated to NR SR) is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral and consists of 150 members, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation with seats distributed via largest remainder method with Hagenbach-Bischoff quota every four years.[1]

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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 Czechoslovakia, was called the Slovak National Council (Slovak: Slovenská národná rada).

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.[2]

The parliament building is in Bratislava, Slovakia's capital, next to Bratislava Castle in Alexander Dubček Square.

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Functions

The 150-seat unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic is Slovakia's sole constitutional and legislative body.[3] It considers and approves the constitution, constitutional amendments, and other legislation.[4] It approves the state budget.[4] It elects some officials specified by law, as well as justices of the Constitutional Court and the prosecutor general.[5][6] Prior to their ratification, the parliament also should approve all important international treaties.[4] 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.[4]

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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.[7]

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Committees of the National Council

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Standing committees and current leadership are listed below.

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Speakers

Main article: List of speakers of Slovak parliaments

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

Structure of former legislatures

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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 election threshold 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

22 7 48 6 31 14 22
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Slovak Parliament 1992–1994

29 18 74 14 15
SDĽ KDH HZDS Együttélés–MKDM SNS

Slovak Parliament 1994–1998

18 13 15 17 61 17 9
Common Choice ZRS DEÚS KDH HZDS–RSS Hungarian Coalition SNS

Slovak Parliament 1998–2002

23 13 42 43 15 14
SDĽ SOP SDK ĽS–HZDS SMK–MKP SNS

Slovak Parliament 2002–2006

11 25 15 28 15 36 20
KSS Smer ANO SDKÚ–DS KDH ĽS–HZDS SMK–MKP

Slovak Parliament 2006–2010

50 31 14 15 20 20
Smer SDKÚ–DS KDH ĽS–HZDS SMK–MKP SNS

Slovak Parliament 2010–2012

62 14 28 15 22 9
Smer Most–Híd SDKÚ–DS KDH SaS SNS

Slovak Parliament 2012–2016

83 13 11 16 16 11
Smer Most–Híd SDKÚ–DS KDH OĽaNO SaS

Slovak Parliament 2016–2020

49 10 11 19 21 11 15 14
Smer Network Most–Híd OĽaNO–NOVA SaS We Are Family SNS ĽSNS

Slovak Parliament 2020–2023

38 12 53 13 17 17
Smer For the People OĽaNO–NOVA–KÚ–ZZ SaS We Are Family ĽSNS

Slovak Parliament 2023–2027

42 27 32 16 11 12 10
Smer Hlas PS OĽaNO SaS KDH SNS
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Elections

Members of the parliament are elected directly for a 4-year term, under the proportional system. Although the suffrage is universal, 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 Netherlands and Israel, the whole country forms one multi-member constituency. The election threshold is 5%. Voters may indicate their preferences within the semi-open list. Parliamentary elections were last held in 2023.

Latest election

2023 Slovak Parliamentary Election

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Members (1990–present)

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Buildings

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National Council of the Slovak Republic Building
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Bust of Jozef Miloslav Hurban, founder of the First Slovak National Council (1848) in the National Council of the Slovak Republic

The main parliament building is situated next to the Bratislava Castle 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 Federal Parliament, which usually met in Prague.[8] 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.

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