President of Slovakia

President of the Slovak Republic
Prezident Slovenskej republiky
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Incumbent Zuzana Čaputová since 15 June 2019
Residence	Grassalkovich Palace Bratislava
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Five years renewable once, consecutively
Inaugural holder	Michal Kováč 2 March 1993
Formation	Constitution of Slovakia
Succession	Line of succession
Salary	c. 204,000 € annually[1] (2024)
Website	President of the Slovak Republic

Politics of Slovakia
Constitution Constitutional Court 1939 constitution
Executive President Zuzana Čaputová Government Prime Minister: Robert Fico
Legislature National Council Speaker: Peter Pellegrini
Recent elections Parliamentary 2012 2016 2020 2023 Presidential 2004 2009 2014 2019 European 2009 2014 2019 2024
Political parties Direction – Social Democracy (Smer) Democratic and Christian Union – DP (SDKÚ) Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Most–Híd National Party (SNS) Hungarian Coalition (SMK–MKP) People's Party – MDS (HZDS)
Administrative divisions Regions Districts Municipalities
Foreign relations Relations with Hungary
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The president of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Prezident Slovenskej republiky) is the head of state of Slovakia and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The president is directly elected by the people for five years, and can be elected for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the president does exercise certain limited powers with absolute discretion. The president's official residence is the Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava.