A hostage crisis has been going on in the municipality of Budva for several hours now, in which some of the councilors are practically trapped in the office of the president of the municipality, while the building itself is occupied by thugs and a number of persons of security interest (PIL), who broke down the door and occupied the municipality, he announced. tonight, Miloš Nikolić, spokesman for the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS).
"The matter is made even more dramatic by the fact that the Police Administration does not respond to numerous calls and warnings for hours, which made the security sector tonight an accomplice in the attempt to forcibly take over power and directly threaten the lives of the citizens of Budva. Tonight's events represent an escalation of the crisis that threatens to push Montenegro into a state of emergency with unforeseeable consequences," wrote Nikolić on the X social network.
The continuation of the session of the Municipal Assembly (SO) of Budva, scheduled for 19:40, is practically impossible, because in the hall there are sympathizers of the coalition "For the Future of Budva" and the Democrats-Mokret Evropa Sad (PES) who have taken council seats.
About 50 sympathizers of those coalitions entered the Budva parliament hall.
On the other hand, sympathizers of the "Budva our city" coalition are gathering in the office of the President of the Municipality of Budva on the first floor of the building.
The atmosphere is extremely electrified, and there are only a few security guards in the building.
The session does not start, no one speaks to say why it is 40 minutes late and whether there will be a continuation of the session at all.
The Security Service of the Municipality of Budva, as told to the News, submitted criminal charges to the Budva police for unauthorized entry of persons into the assembly hall, disturbance of public order and peace, and against councilors who called for rebellion.
The news was also told by the Security Service that they called the Budva police on several occasions, warning of the possibility of excesses.
Earlier, at the entrance to the Budva City Hall, there was almost a physical confrontation between the holder of the list "For the future of Budva" Mladen Mikijelj and the holder of the list "Budva our city" Nikola Jovanović.
There was no physical confrontation because security responded.
This happened after councilors and supporters of the coalition "For the Future of Budva", Democratic Montenegro and PES entered the hall of the Council of Ministers after a five-minute push with security.
These three political groups and their sympathizers do not allow the Budva Council session to take place because the chairman of today's session and the oldest member of the council, Savo Medigović, who was elected from the "Budva our city" list, submitted his resignation, which he withdrew after 20 minutes.
They say that Medigović can no longer preside over the SO Budva, but that it belongs to Krsto Rađenović from the Socialist People's Party (SNP).
It is expected that if there is a session of the Budva Council of Ministers, Petar Odžić from the European Union will be proposed as the head of the local parliament.
As told to Vijesti, the proposal for Odžić to be the head of the parliament was signed by the councilors of "Budva naš grad", the European Union and the URA, which number 12 councilors.
In order for it to be voted, they must receive the support of, most likely, seven councilors of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS).
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