President of Slovenia

The office of President of Slovenia, officially President of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Predsednik Republike Slovenije), was established on 23 December 1991 when the National Assembly passed a new Constitution as a result of independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

President of the Republic of Slovenia Predsednik Republike Slovenije
Standard of the President of the Republic
Incumbent Borut Pahor since 22 December 2012
Office of the President of the Republic
Style	Mr. President Slovene: Gospod predsednik His Excellency Slovene: Njegova ekscelenca (in international correspondence and abroad only)
Type	Head of state
Member of	National Security Council (upon invitation of the Prime Minister)
Reports to	People of Slovenia also: National Assembly
Residence	None
Seat	Presidential Palace, Ljubljana
Nominator	Political party with signatures of 3 MPs or 3000 voters or 5000 voters
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution
Precursor	President of the Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia and Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia (as collective organ)
Inaugural holder	Milan Kučan, as President of the Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia until 23 December 1991, then as President of the Republic
Formation	May 10, 1990 (de facto, following first democratic elections) December 23, 1991 (de jure, under current Constitution)
Succession	by Speaker of the National Assembly
Unofficial names	Predsednik države
Deputy	de jure None de facto Speaker of the National Assembly
Salary	€ 69,903 annually[1]
Website	Official website

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According to the Constitution, the president is the highest representative of the state. 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 is directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a term of five years. Any Slovenian citizen can run for President, but can hold only two consecutive terms in office.

The president has no legally guaranteed immunity and may be impeached.