Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90
seats, 40 are directly elected and 50 are selected on a proportional
basis; note - the numbers of directly elected and proportionally elected
seats varies with each election; members are elected by popular vote
to serve four-year terms) election results: percent of vote by party
- LDS 36%, SDS 16%, ZLSD 12%, SLS/SKD 10%, NSi 9%, SMS 4%, SNS 4%,
DeSUS 5%, other 4%; seats by party - LDS 34, SDS 14, ZLDS 11, SLS/SKD
9, NSi 8, SMS 4, SNS 4, DeSUS 4, other 2 note: the National Council
or Drzavni Svet is an advisory body with limited legislative powers;
it may propose laws and ask to review any National Assembly decisions;
in the election of November 1997, 40 members were elected to represent
local, professional, and socioeconomic interests (next election to be
held in the fall of 2002) elections: National Assembly - last held 15
October 2000 (next to be held NA October 2004)

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National
Assembly on the recommendation of the Judicial Council); Constitutional
Court (judges elected for nine-year terms by the National Assembly and
nominated by the president)

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party of Retired (Persons)
of Slovenia or DeSUS [Janko KUSAR]; Liberal Democratic or LDS [Janez
DRNOVSEK, chairman]; New Slovenia or NSi [Andrej BAJUK, chairman];
Slovene National Party or SNS [Zmago JELINCIC, chairman]; Slovene People's
Party or SLS (Slovenian People's Party or SLS and Slovenian Christian
Democrats or SKD merged in April 2000) [Franc ZAGOZEN, chairman];
Slovene Youth Party or SMS [Peter LEVIC]; Social Democratic Party of
Slovenia or SDS [Janez JANSA, chairman]; United List of Social Democrats
(former Communists and allies) or ZLSD [Borut PAHOR, chairman]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: ABEDA, ACCT (observer), BIS,
CCC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO,
ITU, NAM (guest), NSG, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UNMIK, UNTSO, UPU, WEU (associate partner), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Davorin KRACUN FAX: [1] (202) 667-4563 consulate(s) general: New York
and Cleveland telephone: [1] (202) 667-5363 chancery: 1525 New Hampshire
Avenue NW, Washington,