Editing Slovenia (section)

== Government and administration ==

Slovenia is a unitary parliamentary republic governed under the constitution adopted on 23 December 1991. The president serves as head of state and is elected by popular vote. Executive authority is exercised by the government, which is led by the prime minister.

The National Assembly is the main legislative chamber and consists of 90 deputies. It passes laws, approves the state budget, supervises the government, and confirms the appointment of the prime minister. Two seats are reserved for representatives of the recognised Italian and Hungarian national communities.

The National Council consists of 40 members representing local, professional, economic, and social interests. It reviews legislation passed by the National Assembly and may request reconsideration of a law. The National Assembly may pass the legislation again under the required voting procedure.

The judicial system includes local and district courts, higher courts, the Supreme Court, and the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court reviews whether legislation and government measures comply with the constitution.

Municipalities form the basic level of local government. Ljubljana has the status of the national capital and is governed as an urban municipality. Other urban municipalities include Maribor, Celje, Kranj, Koper, and Nova Gorica. Statistical regions are used for planning and data collection but do not form a separate elected level of government.