New competition for the president of PKCG

The Chamber of Commerce (PKCG) will announce a new competition for the election of the president, as the previous competition has completely ended, it was officially announced to "Vijesta" from PKCG.

"Vijesti" previously announced, according to unofficial information, that there was a legal dilemma as to whether the existing procedure for electing the president had been completed, because the elected candidate Vojin Žugić refused to take over the position, before he even stepped into it.

"The provisions of Article 40, paragraph 5 and 6 of the Statute clearly define that in the current situation, the Board of Directors makes a decision to initiate the procedure for the election of the president within 60 days from the date of termination of the mandate of the president of the Chamber, and that the acting function is performed by the vice president of the Chamber, who manages the work of the Sector for Associations. Therefore, in accordance with the Statute, a new procedure for the election of the president must be started, because the previous one has been completely completed", explained the PKCG.

From this organization, they said that there is no dilemma that the election of the president takes place according to a precisely established procedure that does not allow for alternative models.

"We will also remind you that it is clearly prescribed how many votes of the members of the Assembly a candidate needs in order to be elected, and that in addition to the above, the fact of the required majority in the Assembly is important for the legality and legitimacy of the election of the president," the Chamber pointed out.

Nina Drakić, who is the vice president of the Chamber, assumed the position of acting president on September 1.

Žugić previously explained to "Vijesti" that he is resigning because he does not accept that this institution becomes a place of political struggle and conflict of different interests.

Žugić was elected as the president of PKCG at the Assembly on July 29, after Vlastimir Golubović had previously resigned from that position. With his resignation, Golubović limited his mandate to August 31, so Žugić was supposed to start presiding on September 1.