SMC council not backing Erjavec, open for dialogue amid "SDS provocations"

Ljubljana, 31 December - The Modern Centre Party (SMC) council decided late on Wednesday not to endorse Pensioners' Party (DeSUS) leader Karl Erjavec as candidate for prime minister-designate. The SMC remains open for dialogue and cooperation with all parliamentary parties "in light of constant one-sided provocations" by the ruling Democrats (SDS), the party said.