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Slovakia Prime Minister is the “head of the government” and majority of the executive powers is handled by him. The Prime Minister of Slovakia is usually the leader of the majority party or the coalition in the Parliament and he is appointed by the President. The president also appoints the remainder of the cabinet and the prime minister recommends them. The Slovakia Government, highest legislative body is the 150 seat unicameral National Council of Slovak Republic. The delegates in the Slovak republic in turn are appointed for the four year term and it's on the basis of proportional representation.
The nation of Slovakia was born in 1993 and the first prime minister to take on that very year was Valdimir Meciar. However he had a very short spanned rule and was replaced by Jozef Moravcik. Mikulas Dzurinda was the prime minister of Slovakia for a significant amount of time and after 2006 this seat was occupied by Robert Fico.
In the Parliamentary system some states appoints the prime minister. The removal of the Slovakia Prime minister can be due to certain causes other than the resignation. If the Prime minister gets defeated in a general election or he can even be removed if he is defeated by majority of the Parliamentary vote. The prime minister can be removed form office by the head of the state who is the president and also sometimes by the governor general.
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