Members of the ruling coalition must subordinate party interests to state goals and seek as many allies as possible to achieve them, said Bosniak Party President Rafet Husović.
At the third Congress of the Bosniak Party, where he is the only candidate for president, he said that the ruling parties must work to achieve major national goals, citing as examples integration into NATO and the EU, as well as strengthening the rule of law.
"These are major state goals, according to which our party goals must be less significant. Our task is to try to find as many allies as possible, and we must be broad-minded along the way. We are ready to give if we want to expand that democratic capacity and build long-term trust and cohesion," Husović said.
He pointed out that the Bosniak Party grew stronger between the two congresses, stating that after the DPS it has the most mayors in Montenegro today.
Husović said that Bosniaks will continue to advocate for European integration and fight against all forms of discrimination, stressing that the government must especially help the development of municipalities in the north. He warned about the uneven development of areas in Montenegro, stating that we should work on a fairer distribution of money from state funds.
Husović pointed out that in Montenegrin society there is a lot of prejudice against Montenegro's membership in NATO, stating that there are more advantages of joining the Alliance.
"NATO has in the meantime become a political alliance with a great influence on global security from a classic military organization. This alliance is a guarantor of international investments and a prerequisite for strengthening the economy," he said.
And the president of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Milo Đukanović said that Bosniaks and their diaspora, and other citizens, made a significant contribution to the restoration of Montenegrin statehood, stating that he expects support from them in other projects important for the state.
"We preserved peace in not at all regular times and incorporated that into the restoration of statehood. Today, Montenegro is no longer wandering and the country is a leader in European integration in the region", said Đukanović, while the president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Ranko Krivokapić pointed out that the minority peoples were dedicated to Montenegrin statehood until the end.
"We are now aiming for Montenegro's entry into NATO and the EU. NATO brought peace to the Balkans, and we all know what the 90s were like. Montenegro belongs to that alliance", said Krivokapić, stating that the nine-year duration of the Bosniak party on the political scene is commendable because "political activity is the most competitive activity in Montenegro".
Boasting the SNP's cooperation with the Bosniaks in Plav, the president of that party, Srđan Milić, commented on allegations that he is trying to enter the ruling coalition at the state level through the BS.
"As far as I'm concerned, I would most like to form the state government with only you. And the others should wait a bit", he said.
Apart from the SNP, the opposition was represented at the congress only by the representative of Positive Montenegro, Goran Tuponja, while the ceremony was attended by representatives of all ruling parties, the leader of the SDA Sandžak Sulejman Ugljanin, a representative of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the head of the Islamic Community Rifat Fejzić as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps.
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