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
The Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic were divided from the Czechoslovak Army after dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004. From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished. Slovak armed forces numbered 19,500 uniformed personnel and 4,208 civilians in 2022.
Soldiers in standard combat uniform (desert variant)
Uniform of Slovak special force regiment (5th Special Operations Regiment)
Used by soldiers in reserve, originally it was standard uniform of slovak soldiers from 1995 to 2007
Used by soldiers in reserve, originally it was standard uniform of slovak soldiers from 1995 to 2007 (desert variant)
