Savi, Zalec

Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

National holiday: Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Constitution: adopted 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991

Legal system: based on civil law system

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)

Executive branch:
chief of state: President Milan KUCAN (since 22 April 1990); election
last held 6 December 1992 (next to be held NA 1996); results - Milan
KUCAN reelected by direct popular vote
head of government: Prime Minister Janez DRNOVSEK (since 14 May 1992)
cabinet: Council of Ministers

Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly
State Assembly: elections last held 6 December 1992 (next to be held
NA 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (90 total)
LDS 22, SKD 15, United List (former Communists and allies) 14, Slovene
National Party 12, SLS 10, Democratic Party 6, ZS 5, SDSS 4, Hungarian
minority 1, Italian minority 1
State Council: will become operational after next election in 1996; in
the election of 6 December 1992, 40 members were elected to represent
local and socioeconomic interests

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Constitutional Court

Political parties and leaders: Liberal Democratic (LDS), Janez
DRNOVSEK, chairman; Slovene Christian Democrats (SKD), Lozje PETERLE,
chairman; Social Democratic Party of Slovenia (SDSS), Janez JANSA,
chairman; Slovene People's National Party, Marjan PODOBNIK, chairman;
United List (former Communists and allies), Janez KOCJANCIC, chairman;
Slovene People's Party (SLS), Ivan OMAN, chairman; Democratic Party,
Igor BAVCAR, chairman; Greens of Slovenia (ZS), Dusan PLUT, chairman
note: parties have changed as of the December 1992 elections

Other political or pressure groups: none

Member of: CCC, CE, CEI, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM,
IDA, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC,
IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, NAM (guest), OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Ernest PETRIC
chancery: 1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 667-5363
FAX: [1] (202) 667-4563
consulate(s) general: New York

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador E. Allan WENDT
embassy: P.O. Box 254, Prazakova 4, 61000 Ljubljana
mailing address: American Embassy, Ljubljana, Depart