National Council (Slovenia)

National Council

*Državni svet Republike Slovenije*
National Council ; Državni svet Republike Slovenije
Type
Type	Upper house
History
Founded	23 December 1992
Leadership
President	Marko Lotrič ; since 19 December 2022
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Local interests (22); Non-commercial activities, (6); Employers, (4); Employees, (4); Farmers, Crafts, Trades and Independent professionals, (4);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Indirect first-past-the-post
Last election	22 and 23 November 2017
Next election	Autumn 2022
Meeting place
	Council Chamber; Ljubljana, Slovenia
Website
	www.ds-rs.si

The National Council (Slovene: Državni svet Republike Slovenije or short form državni svet) is according to the Constitution of Slovenia the representative of social, economic, professional and local interest groups in Slovenia.

The Council may be regarded as an upper house within a distinctively incomplete bicameralism;^[3] it has a legislative function as a corrective and oversight mechanism for the National Assembly, though it does not itself pass acts.^[4] It is not elected directly by the population, but is meant to represent significant interest groups in the country. Councilors are elected for a five-year term. Elections to the National Council are not regulated by the Constitution, but by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly.

The current president of the National Council (from 19 December 2022) is Marko Lotrič.

^ "History". Državni svet Republike Slovenije. December 3, 2013.
^ "Volitve v Državni svet RS - Leto 2017". Državna volilna komisija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ Lakota, Igor (2006). Sistem nepopolne dvodomnosti v slovenskem parlamentu (diplomska naloga) [The system of incomplete bicameralism in the Slovenian Parliament (diploma thesis)] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. p. 62. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
^ "U-I-295/07-8" (in Slovenian). Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

[1] "History". Državni svet Republike Slovenije. December 3, 2013.

[2] "Volitve v Državni svet RS - Leto 2017". Državna volilna komisija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[3] Lakota, Igor (2006). Sistem nepopolne dvodomnosti v slovenskem parlamentu (diplomska naloga) [The system of incomplete bicameralism in the Slovenian Parliament (diploma thesis)] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. p. 62. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

[US2008-4] "U-I-295/07-8" (in Slovenian). Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

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