Peter Pellegrini was sworn in because the President of the Republic on the ceremonial session of the Slovak Parliament held within the Bratislava Philharmonic constructing on Saturday, thus taking workplace because the seventh head of state within the historical past of Slovakia.
Pellegrini emphasised that Slovakia won’t ever be afraid to make its sovereign voice heard (Photograph: Michal Smrcok)
State, nation, household
Peter Pellegrini took his oath of workplace earlier than the President of the Constitutional Court docket in accordance with the related rules and traditions. Amongst different issues, the oath of workplace of the presidents of the Slovak Republic states: the pinnacle of state guarantees to deal with the well-being of “the Slovak nation and the nationwide minorities and ethnic teams residing within the territory of the Slovak Republic”.
In his inauguration speech, Peter Pellegrini mentioned:
as head of state, a very powerful worth for him would be the state, the nation, the household and the particular person,
and primarily from the presidential palace needs to supply peace of thoughts. He added that as a part of his political views, he thinks of a robust state that can all the time serve its residents, not be a burden to them, and a state that will likely be robust externally.
Slovakia’s nationwide pursuits are in focus
The brand new head of state emphasised: Slovakia is and is It’s and can stay a strong a part of NATO, however it would by no means be afraid to make its sovereign voice heard in these establishments.
Slovakia’s nationwide and state pursuits will likely be extra vital to me than being applauded by celebrities, praised by the press or praised by world leaders
Peter Pellegrini said.
He added that, because the nation’s head of state, he needs to work to make sure that Slovakia has wholesome relations with all its neighbors. He emphasised: when it comes to home politics, he needs to work for a caring state that places folks on the middle, in addition to for the stage of politics to be characterised by elementary tradition, respect and dignity.
Highway to the place of head of state
As Világgazdaság additionally wrote, Peter Pellegrini was elected head of state in April this yr, within the second spherical of the nation’s sixth direct presidential election, with 53.1 % of the votes solid. Peter Pellegrini, born in Besztercebánya in 1975, presently 48 years previous, with a level in economics, first entered the Bratislava legislature in 2006 on the checklist of Robert Fico’s Irány (Smer-SD). he was additionally prime minister. Earlier than his election in April this yr, he served because the president of the parliament because the president of the second largest social gathering of the three-party Slovak authorities coalition, Grasp (Hlas).
