The secretary general of the Alenka Bratušek Party (SAB) Jernej Pavlič rejected on Monday speculation that SAB was considering joining a potential centre-right government. "Talks on entering a Janez Janša government never took place and we'll never engage in them," he said, adding SAB's deputy group stood united in this respect.

In the latest Vox Populi poll, the Democrats (SDS) have gained almost three percentage points to 19.6% to overtake the party of the outgoing Prime Minister Marjan Šarec, which slipped back to 17.1%. More than half of the respondents would like to see a new election called as soon as possible.