Sutaj Estok Believes that Danko Will Declare He Has SNS Caucus under Control

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - Voice-SD leader and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok believes that Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko has his caucus under control despite the stance of the MPs around Rudolf Huliak. Sutaj Estok stressed that Danko and Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) are coalition partners for him. He believes that Danko will clearly confirm at a Coalition Council meeting that he has the SNS caucus under control and that the coalition can continue to count on 79 MPs. According to the Voice-SD leader, Huliak's position within the SNS caucus is Danko's business. "It's up to him to put his caucus in order," he said. "I will not make use of the National Coalition's stance in any way. Chairman Danko is a partner for me within the Coalition Council. We've spoken about the fact that we want the House chair post to be resolved this year," said Sutaj Estok, who wants to discuss the issue with Fico and Danko. Huliak, leader of the extra-parliamentary 'National Coalition/Independent Candidates' party, wants the name of his party to be included in the name of the SNS caucus. He stated that the three MPs operating in the National Coalition, namely: himself, Ivan Sefcik and Pavel Luptak, are responsible for their own actions and should bear the consequences of them without impacts on SNS. The three MPs have declared their support for the government and the coalition agreement. They are ready to support the candidacy of a Voice-SD nominee for the post of the House chair. SNS leader Andrej Danko views Huliak's stance as a betrayal and has said that the name of the SNS caucus won't be changed. He thinks that Huliak came to an agreement with Voice-SD on support for the House chair. ko/df