Nikolić: Mandić owes an explanation of what he did in the SNS election headquarters; Mandić: I had a duty as party president

"If I loved Serbia more, I wouldn't live in Montenegro, but I would move away and live in Serbia. Don't question my love for Montenegro, and don't divide my heart, as you want to divide yours," he said. Mandic

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Nikolić, Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
Nikolić, Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
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Ažurirano: 20.12.2023. 13:45h

The head of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), Andrija Nikolić, announced today at the parliamentary session that the head of the Assembly Andrija Mandić owes the citizens of Montenegro an answer to the question of what he was doing in Belgrade on Sunday evening, in the election headquarters of the "Serbia must not stop" list. , led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

Nikolić stated that Mandić humiliated Montenegro with that act, and caused the odium of a significant number of Serbian citizens.

"All the media - domestic, regional, and some foreign - reported that you were in the staff of (President of Serbia) Aleksandar Vučić as the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, although your colleague (Slaven) Radunović tried to explain to us how you were in Belgrade privately. You are a citizen of the Republic of Serbia, you have admitted that and you are proud of it... It is clear that you went to Serbia to take pictures and vote. If you did not, please deny it," he said.

Mandić replied that the state of Montenegro is represented by the President of Montenegro, and that this is written in the Constitution.

Mandic
Mandicphoto: Parliament of Montenegro

He says that he is the president of the Parliament of Montenegro, thanks to the fact that he is the president of the New Serbian Democracy, which is the agreement of the "For the Future of Montenegro" coalition and the parliamentary majority.

"Spajić would not be prime minister if this parliamentary club did not vote for him, Milatović would not be president if we did not support him"

"Prime Minister Milojko Spajić would not have been Prime Minister if it had not been the agreement of the majority and if this caucus had not voted for him. Mr. Jakov Milatović would not have been the President of Montenegro if in the second round (of the presidential elections) we from the coalition that made up the majority had not supported Mr. Milatović. An agreement builds a house, and we, like the majority, have certain agreements. As the president of the NSD, which is a sister party to the SNS, I had the duty as the party president to be with my friends after the election, to whom I wished success in further management of Serbia," he claims.

Mandic said that the Serbian opposition "does not problematize" the national elections there, and that Vučić and SNS will be in power for the next four years. He asked Nikolić whether it is in the interest of Montenegro to have good relations with Serbia.

"I am sure that it is in the interest of Montenegro to have good relations with Serbia. I think that the main bridge for those good relations should be Serbian politicians from Montenegro, and I am a Serb and a Serbian politician from Montenegro, and I have never hidden that. the whole of Montenegro knows. As I think, and (Bosniak Party President) Mr. Ervin Ibrahimović knows that, when I recently went to Turkey, I wanted the president or a representative of BS to be in our delegation, because I think that Bosniaks are a bridge that should maintain good relations with the state of Turkey. Just as I think Albanian politicians should help us, that is, be a bridge that will maintain good relations with Tirana. What bothers you? If you want good for Montenegro, you should you want us to have good relations with all our neighbors... Don't alienate Serbia from us. Instead of telling me - 'well done Mr. Mandić for helping us to have good relations with Serbia', you insist that we have bad relations," added Mandić.

The head of the parliament said that he did not vote in the elections in Serbia, and that he does not have an identity card and passport of that country, and that he is not registered in its voter list.

"I think that today every citizen of Montenegro should be happy that we have good contacts, especially (the leader of the Democratic People's Party) Mr. Milan Knežević and I, and that this should serve us as an honor and not a shame, as you wish. to present to the Montenegrin public," he said.

Nikolić: Mandić failed to deny that he is illegally in possession of Montenegrin citizenship

Nikolić responded by saying that Mandić failed to deny that he was illegally in possession of Montenegrin citizenship, and that by going to Serbia he admitted that it was his country.

"You want to convince us that you were there to give political support in private direction, as the president of NSD. You have been the president of the Parliament for 24 hours since the day you took office. But you went to Belgrade to take pictures, under by coercion or of your own free will... Give me one example in the world, of someone from the state office going to take a picture at the election headquarters in another country and to applaud at the election victory of a party, and it is not (President of Republika Srpska) Milorad Dodik ". You can't name it, because it's not done," he underlined.

Mandić: DPS always asked for support from Serbia for the elections

Mandic said that the DPS always asked for support from Serbia for the elections, and that various politicians from the neighboring country came to Montenegro.

"Don't forget that your party was at one time, before the evolution you respect me, like a symbiosis connected with the Socialist Party of Serbia. When you mention the evolutions, remember where you were, where you are today and think about whether you should return to the principles of the original DPS -a. I would look forward to it. I root for your candidate for president, if he appears in your internal party elections, who would promote such a program. I think he would have great success within the DPS, and I encourage such individuals, if there are any, to apply," he said.

Mandic said that, during the election to the position, he received the most votes in the parliament "since the establishment of independent and sovereign Montenegro".

"So my legitimacy, as far as the Parliament of Montenegro is concerned, is well founded. You have assessed that I am the link on which you should break the unity of the parliamentary majority. We, as the parliamentary majority, elected the Government, we strongly support it, we will soon have a reconstruction, when the ZBCG coalition will enter the government. It will be even stronger and stronger, and will work in the interest of all citizens of Montenegro," he added.

Knežević: Let's determine whether Edin Kolarević voted for Vučić

DNP leader Milan Knežević said that the former Minister of Justice of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, was at the DPS congress, that the former President of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić, met in Podgorica in 2013 with Milo Đukanović and Filip Vujanović, that Nenad Čanak "had occupied one FAP's tire on the Belvedere"...

"Then you did not mind the interference of Serbian politicians in the internal affairs of Montenegro. I will remind you that the cousin of your real president Milo Đukanović has the right to vote in that hateful, autocratic, fascist and dictatorial Serbia, and that he exercises his rights there and that he probably voted there . I would like to find out if Edin Kolarević voted yes in the elections in Serbia and if he voted for Aleksandar Vučić. If he did, then he betrayed his uncle. Also, you didn't mind when Mr. Ervin Ibrahimović was the whole month of May was in Erdogan's campaign, and significantly contributed to Erdogan's victory in the Turkish presidential elections," said Knežević.

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