National Council of the Slovak Republic

Národná rada
*National Council*
Basic data
Seat:	Bratislava
Legislative period :	4 years
MPs:	150
Current legislative period
Last choice:	02/29/2020
Chair:	Speaker of Parliament ; Boris Kollár ( Sme rodina )
	Distribution of seats ;
Distribution of seats:	Government (95) OĽaNO 53; SaS 13; SR 17; Za ľudí 12; Opposition (55) Smer SD 38; ĽSNS 17;
	Website
	www.nrsr.sk

The main building of the National Council, right next to the Bratislava Castle

The National Council of the Slovak Republic ( Slovak Národná rada Slovenskej republiky , often shortened to Národná rada , abbreviation NR SR ) is a unicameral parliament with 150 members and the sole holder of legislative power in Slovakia . Until September 30, 1992 the parliament was called " Slovak National Council " ( Slovenská národná rada ).

The main task of the National Council is to monitor the government and pass laws. The deputies are elected for a period of 4 years using a proportional representation procedure. The entire national territory forms a single constituency. There is a threshold of 5% for individual parties, 7% for a coalition of two to three parties and 10% for four or more parties. The votes are converted into mandates according to the Hagenbach-Bischoff procedure . The mandate is freely exercised. In certain crisis situations, the National Council can be dissolved by the President.

Seating arrangement and composition

The meeting room of the National Council

In Slovakia, the seating arrangements in the National Council are not based on political orientation, but on the number of seats in the last election. After the 2020 National Council election, the National Council consisted of the following parliamentary groups:

Political party		Alignment	Chair	Seats
	Obyčajní ľudia a nezávislé osobnosti (OĽaNO) Ordinary people and independent people	Protest party , economically liberal conservatives	Igor Matovič	53
	Smer - sociálna demokracia (Smer-SD) direction - social democracy	Left-wing populists , social democrats	Robert Fico	49
	Sme Rodina - Boris Kollár (SR) We are a family - Boris Kollár	Right-wing populism national conservatism EU skepticism	Boris Kollár	17th
	Kotleba - Ľudová strana Naše Slovensko (ĽSNS) Kotleba - People's Party Our Slovakia	Ultra-nationalists , right-wing extremists	Marian Kotleba	17th
	Sloboda a Solidarita (SaS) freedom and solidarity	Libertarians , liberals	Richard Sulík	13
	Za ľudí For the people	Christian Democrats , Liberals	Andrei Kiska	12
total				150