Mandić: Those who could not get a job because they are Serbs, but had qualifications and knowledge, stand out as the best workers

"If we just repeat the result from the presidential elections, and I have no doubt that we will improve it, there will be no future Government of Montenegro without the ZBCG coalition," said the president of the New Serbian Democracy, Andrija Mandić.

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From the convention, Photo: ZBCG
From the convention, Photo: ZBCG
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Ažurirano: 23.05.2023. 13:38h

The Coalition for the Future of Montenegro (ZBCG) is proud of the fact that it has not forgotten those people with whom they fought against the regime of Milo Đukanović and the discrimination of the Serbian people, and today those who previously could not get a job because they are Serbs and had professional qualifications and knowledge, they emphasize as the best workers, announced the leader of the New Serbian Democracy (NSD), Andrija Mandić.

He said this at a gathering in the hall of the Old Government Building in Podgorica, which, as reported by ZBCG, was the start of their election campaign for the extraordinary parliamentary elections on June 11.

In addition to the NSD, the ZBCG coalition consists of the Democratic People's Party (DNP) and the Workers' Party (RP).

ZBCG
photo: ZBCG

"If we just repeat the result from the presidential elections, and I have no doubt that we will improve it, there will be no future Government of Montenegro without the ZBCG coalition. We don't need a Government for the sake of armchairs, but for capable people, like those we have appointed in municipalities and public enterprises, changed Montenegro. We had great results everywhere where cadres from our political alliance came. We used those opportunities, albeit small, in the best possible way," said Mandić at the convention.

He added that "they are concerned that until now the government was mainly composed of the embassy of the United States of America (USA) and the embassies of other Western countries".

"We have a duty to persevere on the path we have started and to use the strength of our people and our voices to say to our colleagues from PES - you are our partners, we are your partners, do not go with DPS. We offer a hand of cooperation," he said. Mandic.

The ZBCG announced that it was announced at the meeting that only a vote for this political alliance guarantees that the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) will never return to power.

"At the first convention, they pointed out that they knew about the plan of the Western embassies to exclude the parties of this coalition from the future government and form Europe Now and DPS. They called on PES and the coalition of Democrats and URE to work together after the election, as in municipalities where they jointly exercise local government, and warned them not to listen to what the embassies suggest, because it is not good for them or for the citizens," the ZBCG statement reads.

DNP President Milan Knežević said that in cooperation with Serbia, he will open two factories in the north of Montenegro and that that part of the country deserves to be the driving force behind the country's development, and that through economic reforms, he will restore holiday pay, hot meals and winter accommodation, which is an increase of 13 percent. on the basic salary and that this can be realized by amending the law already at the first parliamentary session.

"We don't hate anyone, this is a joint state of all who live in it and others have no more rights to Montenegro than we do, nor can anyone ghettoize and stigmatize us as "anti-state elements". We will never renounce history, spirituality, or the which represented the original Montenegro, but we want to build a common future with everyone because it is in the interest of our children," said Knežević.

He said that "after the victory on June 11, he will not go to an embassy, ​​but to a monastery to light a candle and thank God for returning Montenegro to him, as well as that his first visit will not be to Brussels or Berlin, but to brotherly Belgrade and that they have the obligation to finish the decisive battle in these elections and raise the banner of freedom".

MP candidate and NSD vice-president Slaven Radunović said that not even half of the expectations from the victory on August 30 were fulfilled and that everyone had the opportunity to prove themselves in the Government, except for those who claimed that victory.

"They were not capable of dealing with the remnants of Milo Đukanović's regime because they lacked determination and courage. Only people from this coalition can look each foreign partner in the eye and tell him - we are elected by the citizens, we respect the voice of the people, he will be the same as on August 30, we don't want DPS," explained Radunović.

The President of the Assembly of the Capital City of Podgorica, Jelena Borovinić Bojović, said that the strongest and most persistent foundation and guardian of liberation from Đukanović's dictatorship is in the ZBCG coalition.

"It's time for Montenegro to embark on a moral revival and fundamental reforms in all spheres," Borovinić Bojović emphasized.

The President of the Municipality of Nikšić, Marko Kovačević, said that the only political option that preserves the achievements on August 30 is the coalition "For the Future of Montenegro" and that they must move towards a better future by keeping the vow of their ancestors, while the President of the Municipality of Zeta, Mihailo Asanović, pointed out that more jobs will be created. people from this coalition, but those who vainly promise towers and cities on the political stage.

Candidate for MP Sara Đurišić stated that with the victory of this coalition in the upcoming elections, Montenegro will become free and economically strong.

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