2016 in Slovakia
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Incumbents
- President – Andrej Kiska (Independent)
- Prime Minister – Robert Fico (Smer-SD)
- Speaker of the National Council – Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)
Events
- 25-31 January (scheduled) – The 2016 European Figure Skating Championships will be hosted in Bratislava
- 5 March (scheduled) – The Slovak parliamentary election, 2016
- 30 November - Slovak parliament passed a bill that requires all religious movements and organizations to have a minimum of 50,000 verified practicing members in order to become state-recognized up from 20,000. it is wildly seen as toughens church registration rules to bar Islam.[1][2][3]
Notable deaths
- 7 January: Anton Srholec, 86, Salesian priest.[4][5]
- 16 August: Gabriela Hermélyová, 92, swing musician.[6]
- 9 September:Augustín Marián Húska, 86, politician[7]