14th Government of Slovenia
The 14th Government of Slovenia was formed following the resignation of Prime Minister of the 13th Government Marjan Šarec in January 2020. Janez Janša of Slovenian Democratic Party formed a coalition with Modern Centre Party, New Slovenia, and Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia. The government was confirmed on 13 March 2020, amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
Government formation
On 27 January 2020 Prime Minister Marjan Šarec resigned following the resignation of the Finance Minister Andrej Bertoncelj and previously announced resignation of Minister of Health Aleš Šabeder due to disagreements around new healthcare legislation.On 25 February 2020 President Pahor concluded the second round of consultations with political parties. Parties that are forming the new government confirmed the coalition agreement which was signed on the same day.
On 26 February 2020 President of the Republic Borut Pahor proposed to the National Assembly Janez Janša as candidate for Prime Minister.
On 3 March 2020 Janez Janša was elected Prime Minister with 52 votes, which means 3 opposition MPs voted for him, most probably MPs of SNS. Jani Ivanuša also publicly stated he would support Janša.
On 6 March 2020 Prime Minister-elect Janez Janša proposed to the National Assembly the list of candidates for ministers. Hearings took place from 10 until 13 March 2020. Ministers of the 13th Government worked closely with the incoming formation in the time of transition to inform incoming ministers on the situation related to the coronavirus outbreak. Such coordination has not happened before. Both formations had a joint meeting on 9 March 2020. On 12 March 2020 outgoing Minister of Health Aleš Šabeder declared epidemic. Prime Minister-elect was critical of some decision taken by the outgoing formation.
On 13 March 2020 the National Assembly confirmed the list of ministers and the government took office.
Election of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly with majority of all votes. Candidate is proposed by the President of the Republic or by MPs. If Prime Minister is not elected in the first two rounds, the National Assembly can decide with relative majority of votes, to hold the third round, where only relative majority is needed to elect Prime Minister.Government confirmation vote
After being elected Prime Minister-elect proposes his government to the National Assembly. Government is elected with relative majority. Only after the government is elected and sworn-in, Prime Minister and ministers take their offices. Swearing-in ceremony takes place immediately after the vote.| Date | Government | Prime Minister-elect | In favor | Against | Abstain | Note | Source |
| 13 March 2020 | 14th - Janša III | Janez Janša | 52 | 31 | 1 | Roll call, relative majority needed |
Cabinet
Cabinet level positions are those of Prime Minister, ministers and ministers without portfolio. Others are present at the cabinet meetings. State secretaries can substitute ministers when absent. If Prime Minister is absent, he is substituted by one of the ministers, usually one of those holding the unofficial title of Deputy Prime Minister. Cabinet usually takes decisions by consensus, but it can also decide with relative majority of votes.Government coalition
Composition ''lato sensu''
Working bodies
Other bodies
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 outbreak
On its 1st Session on 13 March 2020, immediately following its confirmation, government set up a Crisis Management Staff of the Republic of Slovenia in order to contain and manage the COVID-19 epidemic. Head of the Staff is Prime Minister Janez Janša and its secretary is former SOVA director Andrej Rupnik. CMS is composed of all government members and other experts and civil servants. CMS has Health Experts Support Group. Head of the Group is Bojana Beovič. Jelko Kacin, former minister and ambassador to NATO, is the official spokesman of the Staff, he had a similar role during the 1991 Slovenian war of independence.Crisis Management Staff was abolished on 24 March 2020, its functions were transferred on the responsible ministries.