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President of Slovakia
Also known as President of the Slovak Republic
head of state of Slovakia
Key facts
- Style
- Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
- Type
- Head of state
- Residence
- Grassalkovich Palace , Old Town , Bratislava
- Appointer
- Popular vote
- Term length
- Five years, renewable once consecutively
- Constituting instrument
- Constitution of Slovakia (1992)
- Formation
- 2 March 1993 ; 33 years ago ( 1993-03-02 )
- First holder
- Michal Kováč
- Succession
- Line of succession
- Salary
- c. 204,000 € per annum , (2024), Pension for former presidents:, c. 48,000 € per annum
- Website
- www .prezident .sk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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The president of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Prezident Slovenskej republiky) serves as the head of state of Slovakia and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The people directly elect the president for five years, for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The presidency is essentially a ceremonial office, but the president exercises certain limited powers with absolute discretion. Their official residence is the Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava.
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