President of Slovenia
| President of the Republic of Slovenia
Predsednik Republike Slovenije | |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Milan Kučan |
| Formation | 23 December 1991 |
| Website | Official website |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Slovenia |
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The office of President of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Predsednik Republike Slovenije) was established on 23 December 1991, when the National Assembly of Slovenia passed a new constitution as a result of independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Although entrusted with limited power by the Constitution, in practice the position is mostly ceremonial. Among other things the President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Slovenian Armed Forces. The office of the President is the Presidential Palace in Ljubljana. The President of Slovenia is directly elected by universal adult suffrage once every five years. Any Slovenian citizen can run for president, but can hold only two consecutive terms in office.
List of Presidents of Slovenia
Socialist Republic of Slovenia
- Parties
| № | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political Party | |
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| Chairman of the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People 1943–1944 | |||||
| 1 | Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) |  | 3 October 1943 | 19 February 1944 | Communist Party of Slovenia |
| President of Presidium of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council (SNOS) 1944–1945 | |||||
| Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) | | 19 February 1944 | 1945 | Communist Party of Slovenia | |
| President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1945–1953 | |||||
| Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) | | 1945 | March 1953 | Communist Party of Slovenia renamed in 1952 to League of Communists of Slovenia | |
| Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974 | |||||
| 2 | Miha Marinko (1900–1983) |  | December 1953 | 1962 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 3 | Vida Tomšič (1913–1998) |  | 1962 | 1963 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 4 | Viktor Avbelj (1914–1993) | .jpg) | 1963 | 1965 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 5 | Ivan Maček (1908–1993) |  | 1965 | 1967 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 6 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) |  | 1967 | 1973 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 7 | Tone Kropušek (1928–) |  | 1973 | 1974 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 8 | Marijan Brecelj (1910–1989) |  | 1974 | 1974 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1991 | |||||
| 9 | Sergej Kraigher (1914–2001) | | May 1974 | May 1979 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 10 | Viktor Avbelj (1914–1993) | | May 1979 | 7 May 1982 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 11 | France Popit (1921–2013) |  | 7 May 1982 | May 1988 | League of Communists of Slovenia |
| 12 | Janez Stanovnik (1922–) |  | May 1988 | 10 May 1990 | League of Communists of Slovenia (until 1989) Party of Democratic Renewal (from 1989) |
| 13 | Milan Kučan (1941–) | 10 May 1990 | 23 December 1991 | Non-party | |
Republic of Slovenia
| № | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Elected | Term of office | Political Affiliation | |
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| Presidents 1991–present | ||||||
| 1 | Milan Kučan (1941–) | 1990 1992 1997 | 23 December 1991 | 22 December 2002 | Non-party | |
| 2 | Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008) |  | 2002 | 22 December 2002 | 23 December 2007 | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (until 2006) Movement for Justice and Development (from 2006) |
| 3 | Danilo Türk (1952–) |  | 2007 | 23 December 2007 | 22 December 2012 | Non-party supported by Social Democrats Zares |
| 4 | Borut Pahor (1963–) |  | 2012 | 22 December 2012 | Incumbent | Social Democrats |
Latest election
Main article: Slovenian presidential election, 2012
| Candidate | First round | Second round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Borut Pahor | 326,006 | 39.87 | 478,859 | 67.37 |
| Danilo Türk | 293,429 | 35.88 | 231,971 | 32.63 |
| Milan Zver | 198,337 | 24.25 | ||
| Total valid votes | 817,772 | 98.69 | 710,830 | 97.95 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,852 | 1.31 | 14,870 | 3.05 |
| Total | 828,624 | 100 | 725,700 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,711,779 | 48.41 | 1,711,097 | 42.41 |
| Source: Government of Slovenia | ||||
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