Slovenia
National Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Parliamentary mandate
Start and end of mandate
- Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
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At the first sitting of the chamber
- Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
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Not applicable
- End of the parliamentary mandate
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When the new chamber meets for the first time
Speaker
- Mode of designation of the Speaker
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The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
- Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
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Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
The Speaker often has a very high rank in the protocollary hierarchy of the State.
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Second
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Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
In some countries, the Speaker acts as interim Head of State when required by the circumstances, such as death or incapacity.
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Yes
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Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
The mandate of the Speaker may continue until their successor is elected, even after the dissolution of parliament/chamber.
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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
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The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house
The term of the Speaker may be different from the term of the House (legislature).
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No
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Speaker's term
The term may be shorter than one year.
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4 Years
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Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any
Speakers in several parliaments are elected on a fixed date in accordance with the Constitution.
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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
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Yes, except for flagrant delicto
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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
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Yes
Salaries and allowances
- Members are paid salaries by parliament
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Basic salary, per year
The figures are the gross amount before tax in national currency.
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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.
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Basic salary, per year in PPP
The figures are provided by parliaments in national currency and converted to PPP dollars using World Bank conversion tables.
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105,686(2023)
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Basic allowances
“Basic allowances” are allowances that are automatically paid to all parliamentarians. They are received in advance as a lump sum at a flat rate. They are not intended to be reimbursement for any expenses. Basic allowances are sometimes called “representation allowance”, “supplemental allowance”, “end-of-year allowance”, etc.
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Basic allowance in PPP
The figures were provided by parliaments in national currency and converted to PPP dollars using World Bank conversion tables.
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13,103
- Names of the basic allowances
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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).
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Members pay income tax on salaries
Salaries and/or allowances may be subject to income tax or equivalent.
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Yes
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Members pay income tax on allowances
Salaries and/or allowances may be subject to income tax or equivalent.
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No
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Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
Certain parliaments allow MPs to exercise other remunerated employment outside parliament.
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No
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Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
In certain countries, MPs exercising other employment may be required to declare their income.
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No information available
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Salary of the Speaker
Some parliaments pay for additional salaries to the Speaker/President. Other parliaments have a separate amount of salaries for this post. The total amount of the salaries of the Speaker/President is indicated for both cases.
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65,034 EUR
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Salary of the Speaker in PPP
The figures were provided by parliaments in national currency and converted to PPP dollars using World Bank conversion tables.
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118,244
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The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
In some countries, the amount of parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale, such as civil service salary scale, ministerial salary or the minimum wage of the country.
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Yes
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Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries: Civil service salary scale; Ministerial salary; Minimum wage; Other (please specify)
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Civil service salary scale
- Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website
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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
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No information available
- Year data was last reported
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2020
Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work
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Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
The personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian is different from parliamentary staff work for the secretariat of Parliament.
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Yes
- Office at parliament
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Yes
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Constituency office
Certain countries provide for an office at constituency if it’s different from a seat of parliament, which is often in the capital. The office at constituency is applicable mainly to the countries using the Plurality/Majority system of elections.
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Yes
- Housing
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Yes
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Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
The common in-kind allowances for constituency work include those for travel, overnight stay, etc.
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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
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Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
The amount of salaries and allowances is generally higher for the Speaker/President. Some parliaments also provide for additional allowances to Chairs of Committees.
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Yes
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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)
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Speaker | Yes The Speaker receives additional salary View field in the data dictionary |
The Speaker receives additional allowances View field in the data dictionary |
Committee Chair | Yes Existence of additional salaries for the Committee Chair View field in the data dictionary |
Existence of additional allowances for the Committee Chair View field in the data dictionary |
Participation in the government
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Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Members of the government must also be members of parliament: Must be a member of parliament; Cannot be a member of parliament; Can be a member of parliament; Other
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Cannot be a member of parliament