Marđonović left Ura, claims that Abazović did not fulfill the promises made to the artisans

The director of the Chamber of Crafts, Boris Marđonović, announced that he has left the URA Civic Movement.

The reason for his leaving the party, he says, is because Abazović did not fulfill the promises made to the craftsmen, but also that "you cannot use the craftsmanship and ignore it", and that because of this, the craftsmen will look for new reliable allies in politics.

Marđonović also points out that his resignation means abandoning any partitocratic politics, and that his focus will remain on the economic and political goals of the trades.

In his open letter, he states that Abazović promised to support the formation of the Ministry of Crafts and Small and Medium Enterprises for the transition to the social market economy of the European Union, the reform of professional education and the creation of conjunctural programs for generating demand. "By announcing the structure of the proposed departments, it is obvious that you have not kept your promise and that you underestimate the importance of craftsmanship".

Marđonović adds that 15.06.2017. joined Uri, "probably as the only manager of a public institution, who joined the opposition in Montenegro", and that he did so "due to necessary changes but also our written agreement that you will support the economic and political demands of the trades, which the old government rejected and tried to trade".

"The problem is your attitude towards the entrepreneurial middle class, i.e. small and medium-sized enterprises. You act the same as previous politicians, thinking that you can use craftsmanship and then ignore it. No, you cannot. No matter how (un)consolidated or politically convertible craftsmanship seems to you, it is the backbone of every market economy. The day will come when artisans will stand behind a joint position document and look for reliable allies in politics," he said in his address.

He adds that his resignation does not mean abandoning or moving away from civic and European values, "since you are now appropriating them as exclusivity and copyright".