LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A former comedian whose party finished second in Slovenia’s parliamentary election has been proposed to become the new prime minister-designate more than two months after the inconclusive vote. The anti-immigrant Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) of former Prime Minister Janez Jansa, the strongest single party in the parliament with 25 seats, could not find a coalition partner to form the government. Slovenia’s parliament is expected next week to vote on Sarec’s bid to become the premier-designate. The parties want cooperation from the Left, with which the minority government would need to cooperate.
Five center-left political parties nominate Marjan Šarec to become Prime Minister of Slovenia.