Sutaj Estok: Voice-SD Lawmakers Won't Vote for Simkovicova's Ouster

Bratislava, October 29 (TASR) - Lawmakers of the coalition Voice-SD party won't vote for the opposition-sponsored motion to oust Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (SNS nominee), party leader and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok declared on Tuesday. "While we may hold some individual reservations about the work of individual ministers, we'll always address them behind closed doors at a coalition council meeting," Sutaj Estok told journalists. The no-confidence motion in Simkovicova is slated for Tuesday. The opposition initiated it over what it sees as Simkovicova's incompetence and efforts to assume political control over all types of cultural institutions. Simkovicova denies this, insisting that she has a right to take such steps as a minister and that her actions are lawful. mf/df