Artillerymen fire 20-gun salute as new President of Slovak Republic and Commander-in-Chief of Slovak Armed Forces is inaugurated
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- Date: 15.06.2019
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Artillerymen from the Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion Michalovce fired a 20-gun salute from the Tyrš Embankment today (15 June 2019), as Ms Zuzana Čaputová was inaugurated the new President of the Slovak Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces.
As part of the inauguration, ceremonies were held in Bratislava’s Reduta Building and Hviezdoslav Square, supported by service personnel and members of the Slovak Armed Forces Guard of Honour and the Slovak Armed Forces Military Band.
According to applicable legislation, the President of the Slovak Republic/Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces declares war while acting on the decision of the Parliament if the Slovak Republic is under attack or if the international commitment to NATO’s collective defence calls for it. The President’s powers encompass, among others, concluding peace; issuing orders to mobilise citizens for the Slovak Armed Forces; and declaring and terminating the state of war and the state of emergency.
As part of the inauguration, ceremonies were held in Bratislava’s Reduta Building and Hviezdoslav Square, supported by service personnel and members of the Slovak Armed Forces Guard of Honour and the Slovak Armed Forces Military Band.
According to applicable legislation, the President of the Slovak Republic/Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces declares war while acting on the decision of the Parliament if the Slovak Republic is under attack or if the international commitment to NATO’s collective defence calls for it. The President’s powers encompass, among others, concluding peace; issuing orders to mobilise citizens for the Slovak Armed Forces; and declaring and terminating the state of war and the state of emergency.
