Mr. Janković held a press conference to comment the current political developments in the country after PM Alenka Bratušek announced she would seek a vote of confidence in parliament. "That's between the PM and the Positive Slovenia parliamentary group. I won't meet the MP's of Positive Slovenia before the vote. I think she will get their support," he said at the press conference.

The Positive Slovenia congress and his inner feelings
He'll decide what to do at the Positive Slovenia congress when its date is set. Janković will undoubtedly be there as a party member. He said everything else would be revealed in due time. He still hasn't announced whether he would withdraw his candidacy for Positive Slovenia party president.

"It was right, that it was not me who formed the government," also commented Janković. Asked by journalists about what he thought of the work of Alenka Bratušek's government, he answered "I support the President of the Government".

As pluses for the government he listed not reopening recent chapters of history, the support it has from Brussels, and adopting a two-year budget. He criticized the law on real estate, which was put together rather "sloppily". He also said that the bad bank was a bad solution, at the same time happy that more and more "old-school economists" agree with him on the issue. He says it's a "possible way for selling off property".


Received an indictment for a Mercator project in Niš
On Saturday Janković received an indictment accusing him of failing to stop a payout of 100.000 euros for a building permit for a project in Niš, Serbia, when he was the chairman of Mercator. He never signed the contract. He only saw it two years later, during a revision when he was already leaving Mercator.

"This is my first indictment. It says that I should have stopped the payout. You can never be happy when you receive an indictment, but I am pleased to have the chance to go to court. I'm convinced that I'll prove my innocence. We are now at a stage when things have to be proven. I won't evade court summons," announced Janković. This is indeed the first indictment that Janković has received. In the Stožice and Trigranit cases there have so far only been criminal complaints against Janković.

"Has the right to criticize"
On Friday during the interpellation session for Interior Minister Gregor Virant, PM Alenka Bratušek announced her wish to set a date for the Positive Slovenia party congress as soon as possible. At the congress she plans to run for party president. "For some time now Positive Slovenia hasn't been looking forward," argued Bratušek. She said it would be better if the congress was held before the European elections, which will be held on the 25th of May.

Answering a question from the media about the relationship between Zoran Janković and the parliament members of Positive Slovenia, she replied that the founders of Positive Slovenia and other party members meet regularly, and that the meeting last Wednesday "was neither the first nor the last".

"Janković has the right to be unsatisfied and to criticize. He's not a member of the government. My message to him and others is to look at the results we have, which are far better than anyone expected from us in one year's time. If we continue with our work, we'll return Slovenia there where it belongs," said Bratušek.

Who belongs to Janković's group?
The relationship between Bratušek and Janković became clearer during Friday's interpellation for Interior Minister Virant. Despite calls to vote against the interpellation, it was supported by four members of Positive Slovenia, the biggest party in the government - Barbara Žgajner, Tina Komel, Stanko Stepišnik and Jožef Kavtičnik. They are considered as supporters of Janković's group in the party.

PM Bratušek insists to have a confidence vote in parliament. She would need 46 deputy votes.
Saša Banjanac Lubej, MMC,
translated by K. J.