Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda has rejected an offer from his Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) party executive that he automatically become the party’s election team leader in the run-up to September 2002 scheduled elections, saying he prefers that a contest be held in March among all SDKÚ politicians interested in the post. But SDKÚ figures considered as possible candidates to replace Dzurinda – Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan, Interior Minister Ivan Šimko and Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Ivan Mikloš – have all said recently they are not interested.
Compiled by Tom Nicholson from press reports.
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