List of sessions of the 8th National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia

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The 8th National Assembly of Slovenia holds regular sessions, usually in the third week of each month and lasting about a week. Extraordinary sessions can be convened by the Speaker within 15 days and for urgent matters.

Key events

- The Speaker election: Matej Tonin (NSi) was elected Speaker with 80 of 90 votes.
- Commission for Public Office and Elections: Jože Tanko (SDS) was elected president and Tina Heferle (LMŠ) was elected vice-president.
- MPs’ mandates: A session was interrupted to confirm MPs’ mandates and then continued to elect the Speaker.

Prime Minister elections and leadership work

- First round: The President indicated he would not propose a candidate in the first round after Janez Janša and Marjan Šarec informed him that neither had a majority in the Assembly.
- Second round: The session began on Friday, 17 August, to elect Prime Minister Marjan Šarec. It was suspended and then resumed on Thursday, 23 August to continue with Deputy-Speaker elections.
- Working bodies: The Assembly formed working bodies and elected the third Deputy-Speaker and the Secretary-General. The Deputy-Speakers were Jože Tanko (SDS) and Branko Simonovič (LMŠ), with references to the procedural rules (Articles 58 and 60 of the Rules of Procedure).

Deputy-Speakers

- The Assembly elected Deputy-Speakers Jože Tanko (SDS) and Branko Simonovič (LMŠ) in line with the Articles of the Rules of Procedure.

Statehood Day and notable addresses

- A session marked Statehood Day, featuring an address by Speaker Matej Tonin and attended by:
- President of the Republic Borut Pahor
- President of the National Council Alojz Kovšca
- President of the Constitutional Court Jadranka Sovdat
- President of the Supreme Court Damijan Florjančič
- Former President Milan Kučan
- Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer and others