ZAGREB, July 9 (Hina) - War Veterans Minister Ivica Pancic of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has dismissed an article published in a daily on Wednesday which described him as a "member of a strong SDP faction led by Milan Bandic,
which is plotting against the Prime Minister and SDP leader, Ivica Racan".
ZAGREB, July 9 (Hina) - War Veterans Minister Ivica Pancic of the
Social Democratic Party (SDP) has dismissed an article published in
a daily on Wednesday which described him as a "member of a strong SDP
faction led by Milan Bandic, which is plotting against the Prime
Minister and SDP leader, Ivica Racan". #L#
I refuse to have my name linked to any factions in the SDP, Pancic
told a press conference at the ministry.
"Bandic is my friend and he is not the leader of any faction in the
SDP," Pancic said, adding that he was a moderate who wanted to see
his party as a modern social-democratic party participating in
building a democratic state and promoting the rule of law.
Pancic said there were no serious differences or factions in the
party.
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