7th National Assembly of Slovenia

The 7th National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia was the legislature formed after Slovenia’s parliamentary election of 13 July 2014. It was the seventh parliamentary assembly elected under the constitutional system of the independent Republic of Slovenia and served through the 2014–2018 term, before being replaced following the 2018 parliamentary election. The assembly was a national representative and legislative institution rather than a commercial brand. Its responsibilities included debating and adopting laws, approving the state budget, overseeing the executive branch, ratifying international agreements, and making appointments assigned to it by the Constitution and statutes. It also operated through parliamentary groups, standing committees, commissions, other working bodies, plenary sessions, and administrative services. Milan Brglez served as president of the National Assembly during the term. The executive associated with the assembly was initially led by Prime Minister Miro Cerar, whose government took office on 18 September 2014. Borut Pahor was president of the Republic during the relevant period, having held that office since December 2012. The composition and internal organization of the assembly reflected the results of the 2014 election and changed during the term as members entered government positions or otherwise left parliamentary service. Under Slovenian constitutional rules, ministers and certain other government officials cannot simultaneously retain a parliamentary mandate, so vacant seats were filled by replacement members. The assembly exercised several forms of parliamentary scrutiny. At least ten members could submit an interpellation concerning a minister or the government as a whole. The prime minister could request a vote of confidence, while members could initiate a no-confidence procedure subject to the constitutional requirement that an alternative prime-ministerial candidate be proposed. The assembly could also bring charges before the Constitutional Court against the president of the Republic, the prime minister, or ministers for alleged violations of the Constitution or laws. In addition to lawmaking and oversight, the National Assembly made or participated in appointments to a broad range of public offices. These included the speaker and deputy speakers, the prime minister, ministers, Constitutional Court judges, senior judicial officials, the Human Rights Ombudsman, the secretary-general of the assembly, members of the Judicial Council, the governor and deputy governors of the Bank of Slovenia, and members of the Court of Audit, subject to the procedures prescribed by Slovenian law. The seventh assembly therefore functioned as a time-limited parliamentary institution with a broad constitutional mandate. It was supported by a permanent professional administration covering legislative preparation, research, documentation, translation, information systems, finance, public relations, protocol, building operations, and other services. Its term ended with the constitution of the next National Assembly after the 2018 election.

The 7th National Assembly of Slovenia was created by the parliamentary election held on 13 July 2014. It represented the legislature elected for the 2014–2018 parliamentary cycle and operated from the National Assembly’s seat in Ljubljana. As Slovenia’s unicameral parliament, it combined plenary lawmaking with detailed work conducted by committees, standing commissions, and other parliamentary bodies. The assembly’s constitutional role extended beyond ordinary legislation. It selected or confirmed officeholders through procedures established by Slovenian law, including the prime minister and ministers, and participated in appointments involving the judiciary, the Constitutional Court, the Bank of Slovenia, the Court of Audit, and the Human Rights Ombudsman. It also considered international agreements, public finance, and matters of national policy. The government connected with the beginning of the term was headed by Miro Cerar, who became prime minister on 18 September 2014. Milan Brglez was president of the assembly. Borut Pahor served as president of the Republic for the first part of the parliamentary period. The relationship between the legislature and executive was subject to constitutional mechanisms including interpellations, confidence votes, no-confidence proposals, and possible proceedings before the Constitutional Court. Membership was not completely static. Slovenian constitutional arrangements require members who take certain cabinet or senior government positions to leave their parliamentary seats, with replacements appointed under the applicable electoral rules. Parliamentary-group membership and the allocation of members to working bodies could consequently change during the term. The assembly was supported by a professional secretariat. Its listed administrative functions included preparation of parliamentary sessions, international affairs and protocol, translation, research and documentation, legal support, public relations, information systems, finance, staffing, printing, transport, catering, maintenance, and reception services. These structures enabled the assembly to conduct both public plenary meetings and technical legislative work. The seventh assembly was a temporary constitutional legislature rather than a continuing organization. Its mandate concluded when the next National Assembly was elected and constituted after the 2018 parliamentary election.

• 2018

  End of the parliamentary term

  [1]7th National Assembly of Sloveniaen.wikipedia.org

  The 7th National Assembly was superseded after the 2018 parliamentary election and the constitution of the next assembly.

• 2014

  Parliamentary election

  [1]7th National Assembly of Sloveniaen.wikipedia.org

  Slovenia held the parliamentary election on 13 July 2014, producing the membership of the 7th National Assembly.

• 2014

  Cerar government takes office

  [1]7th National Assembly of Sloveniaen.wikipedia.org

  Miro Cerar became prime minister on 18 September 2014, forming the executive associated with the opening of the assembly’s term.

Slovenia’s elected national legislature for the 2014–2018 parliamentary term.

• Parliamentary function · 2014

  Legislative proceedings

  The assembly’s principal institutional output was legislation considered and adopted through committee work and plenary sessions. Legislative activity was supported by parliamentary services responsible for preparing materials, organizing meetings, providing legal and research assistance, and recording proceedings.

• Constitutional function · 2014

  Parliamentary oversight

  The assembly scrutinized the executive through interpellations, confidence and no-confidence procedures, questions, committee activity, and other forms of parliamentary review. Constitutional provisions also enabled it to bring charges against specified senior officeholders before the Constitutional Court.

1. 17th National Assembly of Sloveniaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2National Assembly of the Republic of Sloveniadz-rs.si