Erjavec Re-elected DeSUS President

Ljubljana, 1 March - Karl Erjavec beat two challengers to secure on Friday re-election as the president of the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS), a post he has held since 2005. Erjavec secured 114 of the 217 votes cast on a platform that signals a continuation of the party's pragmatic stance.

Ljubljana The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) holding a congress to elect its leadership, at which current leader Karl Erjavec (pictured) competed against secretary general Ljubo Jasnič and head of the party's Ljubljana committee Meta Vesel Valentinčič. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) holding a congress to elect its leadership, at which current leader Karl Erjavec (pictured) competed against secretary general Ljubo Jasnič and head of the party's Ljubljana committee Meta Vesel Valentinčič.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) holding a congress to elect its leadership, at which current leader Karl Erjavec (pictured) competed against secretary general Ljubo Jasnič and head of the party's Ljubljana committee Meta Vesel Valentinčič. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) holding a congress to elect its leadership, at which current leader Karl Erjavec (pictured) competed against secretary general Ljubo Jasnič and head of the party's Ljubljana committee Meta Vesel Valentinčič.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) holding a congress to elect its leadership, at which current leader Karl Erjavec (pictured) competed against secretary general Ljubo Jasnič and head of the party's Ljubljana committee Meta Vesel Valentinčič. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) holding a congress to elect its leadership, at which current leader Karl Erjavec (pictured) competed against secretary general Ljubo Jasnič and head of the party's Ljubljana committee Meta Vesel Valentinčič.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) holding a congress to elect its leadership, at which current leader Karl Erjavec (pictured) competed against secretary general Ljubo Jasnič and head of the party's Ljubljana committee Meta Vesel Valentinčič. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
The Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) holding a congress to elect its leadership, at which current leader Karl Erjavec (pictured) competed against secretary general Ljubo Jasnič and head of the party's Ljubljana committee Meta Vesel Valentinčič.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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