(1) The President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall be elected or recalled by secret ballot with the consent of an absolute majority of all Members of Parliament. The President shall be responsible exclusively to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.

(2) The President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall

a) convene and direct the meetings of the National Council of the Slovak Republic,
b) sign the Constitution, constitutional laws and other laws,
c) accept the oath taken by Members of Parliament,
d) announce elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the election of the President of the Slovak Republic and elections to bodies of
territorial self-administration,
e) declare plebiscite on the recall of the President of the Slovak Republic.
f) carry out other tasks if provided by a law.

(3) The President of the Slovak National Council shall remain in office even after
the expiry of the electoral term until the National Council of the Slovak Republic
elects a new President.