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National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Start and end of mandate

Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members: At the first sitting of the chamber
Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members: Not applicable
End of the parliamentary mandate: When the new chamber meets for the first time

Speaker

Mode of designation of the Speaker: The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.: Not applicable
Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State: Second
Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity: Yes
Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures: Yes

Notes: The President of the National Assembly performs their duties until the first session of the newly elected National Assembly. Until the President has been elected, the first session of the National Assembly is chaired by the oldest deputy.

Sources: Rules of Procedure, art. 19

Speaker terms

The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house: No
Speaker's term: 4 Years
Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any: No information available

Notes:

Following the confirmation of the elections, the National Assembly elects the
President of the National Assembly

Sources: Rules of Procedure, art. 12

Immunity and code of conduct

Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members: Yes, except for flagrant delicto

Notes:
Members of the National Assembly enjoy immunity from arrest and criminal prosecution. However, this immunity may be lifted if a member is caught committing a crime punishable by more than five years' imprisonment. In all other cases, criminal proceedings require the authorization of the National Assembly.

The National Assembly's Mandate and Immunity Committee has 30 days to decide on authorization requests from competent state authorities.

It also retains the power to grant immunity to a member who has not claimed it or who has been apprehended for a crime punishable by at least five years' imprisonment.

Sources:
Law on Deputies, art. 22
2013 Constitution, art. 83
There is a Code of conduct for members: Yes

Salaries and allowances

Members are paid salaries by parliament: Click for historical data
Basic salary, per year: 52,843 EUR

(2023)

Notes: The Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Contain the COVID-19 Epidemic and Mitigate its Consequences for Citizens and the Economy provided for a reduction in the salaries of all state officials in Slovenia (including MPs) for the period from 11 April 2020 to 31 May 2020, in an amount equalling 30% of the basic salary of a state official.
Basic salary, per year in PPP: 105,686

(2023)
Basic allowances: Click for historical data
Basic allowance in PPP: 13,103
Names of the basic allowances: Pursuant to the Public Sector Salary System Act, MPs are not entitled to any salary supplements, except for the length-of-service bonus of 0.33% of the basic salary for each completed year of service (all employees in the public sector are entitled to such bonus).
Members pay income tax on salaries: Yes
Members pay income tax on allowances: No
Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament: No
Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament: No information available
Salary of the Speaker: 65,034 EUR
Salary of the Speaker in PPP: 118,244
The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale: Yes
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries: Civil service salary scale
Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website: The National Assembly’s website provides data on the definition of MPs salaries, on the lump sum for work in constituencies, on the amount of funds to cover the costs of operation of deputy offices, etc.

(In Slovenian) https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/Home/?uri=nm:oid:Z6_KIOS9B1A0GR420I1K9TLML10N4

http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/npbDocPdf?idPredpisa=ODLU1791&idPredpisaChng=ZAKO324&type=doc&lang=EN
Links to information on salaries and allowances: No information available
Year data was last reported: 2020

Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work

Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian: Yes
Office at parliament: Yes
Constituency office: Yes
Housing: Yes
Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work: Yes

Notes: MPs receive a monthly lump sum to cover the costs related to the performance of their office in their respective constituencies. The sum depends on the distance of the place of permanent residence from the seat of the National Assembly and amounts to EUR 500 to EUR 800. It is not an allowance, but rather a reimbursement of the expenses for work in the constituency, intended for visits, travel expenses on such visits, daily allowances, entertaining expenses when organising meetings with voters in the constituency, etc.

Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions

Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions: Yes

Notes:
Pursuant to the Public Sector Salary System Act and the relevant act of the Commission for Public Office and Elections, MPs are classified in the following salary grades and receive the following monthly salaries:

- President of the National Assembly: 65th salary grade (EUR 5,419.54 gross),

- Vice-Presidents of the National Assembly and leaders of deputy groups with more than 20 members: 62nd salary grade (EUR 4,817 gross),

- leaders of deputy groups consisting of up to and including 20 members and chairs of parliamentary working bodies: 60th salary grade (EUR 4,454.47 gross);

- leaders of deputy groups: 57th salary grade (EUR 3,960.02 gross);

- deputy chairs of parliamentary working bodies: 56th salary grade (EUR 3,807.69 gross);

- other MPs without special functions in the National Assembly: 55th salary grade (EUR 3,661.25 gross)

List of salaries and allowances for leadership positions
	Salary	Allowances
Speaker	Yes
Committee Chair	Yes

Participation in the government

Members of the government must also be members of parliament: Cannot be a member of parliament

Updated at	Basic salary, per year
2024-01	No information available
2023-01	52,843 EUR
2022-01	49,693 EUR
2021-01	54,036 EUR
2020-01	43,935 EUR
2019-01	53,064 EUR
2018-01	52,270 EUR
2017-01	53,057 EUR
2016-01	51,384 EUR
2015-01	50,527 EUR
2014-01	50,416 EUR
2013-01	51,912 EUR

Updated at	Basic salary, per year in PPP
2024-01	No information available
2023-01	105,686
2022-01	99,386
2021-01	96,493
2020-01	79,882
2019-01	93,095
2018-01	91,702
2017-01	93,082
2016-01	88,593
2015-01	84,212
2014-01	85,451
2013-01	87,986

Updated at	Basic allowances
2020-01	No information available
2013-01	7,731 EUR

Slovenia

National Assembly

Parliamentary mandate

Start and end of mandate

Speaker

Speaker terms

Immunity and code of conduct

Salaries and allowances

Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work

Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions

Participation in the government

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for Mode of designation of the Speaker

Historical data for Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.

Historical data for Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State

Historical data for Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity

Historical data for Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures

Historical data for Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members

Historical data for Members are paid salaries by parliament

Historical data for Basic salary, per year

Historical data for Basic salary, per year in PPP

Historical data for Basic allowances

Updated at	Mode of designation of the Speaker
2023-01	The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
2013-01	The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber

Updated at	Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures	Notes	Sources
2023-01	Yes	The President of the National Assembly performs their duties until the first session of the newly elected National Assembly. Until the President has been elected, the first session of the National Assembly is chaired by the oldest deputy.	Rules of Procedure, art. 19
2013-01	Yes

Updated at	Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
2023-01	Yes, except for flagrant delicto
2013-01	Yes, except for flagrant delicto