Peter Pellegrini is a Slovak politician who is the president-elect of Slovakia. He currently serves as the Speaker of the National Council since September 2023 and was the prime minister of Slovakia from 2018 to 2020.
Pellegrini in 2024
Pellegrini meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, 3 May 2019
Pellegrini meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow, on 26 February 2020
The president of the Slovak Republic 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.
President of Slovakia
Grassalkovich Palace, seat of the president of Slovakia
Image: Michal Kováč
Image: Rudolf Schuster 2011