It is uncertain that the constituent session of the Budva parliament will be held on February 11th because it is a condition of the "For the Future of Budva" coalition. Mladena Mikielja the previous one shift Nikola Jovanović from the position of deputy mayor of the municipality and the failure of Budva officials to attend the session scheduled by the Government the day before last, "Vijesti" has learned.
The fact that Budva is facing its third election in less than a year if by midnight that day Petar Odžić (SDP) is not elected as the head of the local parliament, which is on the agenda of the session, opens the way for new obstructions and maneuvers, which representatives of Mikijel's coalition, in particular, can use again, so that the session would not be held this time either.
Constitutive session chaired by the oldest councilor Savo Medigović (Budva Our City), whose agenda included the election of the Speaker of the Parliament, was interrupted on January 10. The session was interrupted by the invasion of the Municipal Assembly hall by supporters of Mikijel's coalition, as well as by sympathizers of Jovanović's group "Budva Our City" on the first floor of the building, into the office of the detained mayor. Milo Božović. Their officials accused each other of having armed criminals in the building.
The formation of a new city administration, whose backbone consists of a coalition of the group "Budva our city - Nikola Jovanović", the European Alliance - Petar Odžić and the Civic Movement URA - Blažo Radjenović, which proposed a platform and have 12 councilors, will most likely be supported by the opposition Democratic Party of Socialists with its seven mandates.
They are allegedly seeking minority support for their platform, and it is being presented to the public that those who support them will not receive seats in the future government, although there is widespread speculation that DPS will receive the Municipal Enterprise, the Budva Tourist Organization, and some positions in the local administration.
Their platform does not have the support of Mikijel's coalition, nor the Democrats-PES alliance, nor the voters' group "Movement for the City - Đorđe Zenović".
A source for "Vijesti" from the top of the coalition "For the Future of Budva" said that the Ministry of Public Administration must implement its findings from December and dismiss Jovanović from the position of Vice President of the Municipality, because it then determined that he was illegally appointed by Božović.
"Ministry and Minister" Marash Dukaj "For reasons unknown to us, they deceived the Government of Montenegro into adopting an illegal decision and scheduling a session. A constitutive session cannot be scheduled twice. The MPA is today acting contrary to what it claimed in July in its information that was then adopted by the Government," said the source.
It is allegedly unacceptable for them that the February 11 session will be attended by persons who were not invited to the session by the Government, as was the case at the previous one, namely Jovanović and other municipal officials, who are exclusively from his coalition.
"All of these are conditions for the normalization of the work of the local parliament, and everything else is abuse by the trio Dukaj - DPS - Nikola Jovanović," Vijesti was told.
It is possible that the Democrats will reconsider their decision after the adjourned session on January 10th not to attend the new one, so that their councilors will appear in the hall on February 11th.
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The leader of the "Movement for the City", Đorđe Zenović, told "Vijesti" that two of their councilors will attend the scheduled session on the condition that the "very shaky" security situation in Budva does not become further complicated by then.
"With the latest statements and what happened on the night of January 10, when, according to the allegations of two opposing parties, members of the former DF, there were armed persons around the Municipality building and inside the assembly hall and cabinet, citizens' trust in the security situation is at a very low level. You will remember that during the campaign I very openly called for the introduction of a state of emergency in the city. Anyone who lives in this city knows that our city has turned into a wild west. Interests that have nothing to do with politics penetrate every pore of society, local government and public services, and the question is whether and to what extent the councilors themselves are free to express their position, opinion and vote," said Zenović.
He said that the state is showing absolute unwillingness to face threats.
"It is also obvious that he is ignorant of when to schedule a session and respect the Law on Local Self-Government. Whether this way of scheduling and holding a session is legal, and whether the MPA's conclusion that the last session was over even though it had not even started is correct, will have to be decided by the Administrative Court, and my humble opinion is that it is not," said Zenović.
He added that the people of Budva expect the platform and coalition agreement of the new government to be announced, which, according to statements by the leaders of the DPS, SDP and SD from Podgorica, has been formed.
"It's just that for some reason it's being hidden from us in Budva and local leaders are not commenting on it. Personally, I don't see anything terrible in them informing us that there is a majority and a coalition agreement has been concluded; on the contrary, it's a democratic decision and the right of the parties and organizations that will form the government in Budva, but it's also the right of the public to know," said Zenović.
Medigović submitted his resignation.
The oldest councilor, Savo Medigović from Jovanović's group, who chaired the session on January 10, will most likely not attend the session on February 11 because he has resigned from his position as a councilor.
Mikijel's coalition claims that their condition for the session to be held without any disruption is that Krsto Radjenovic (SNP) from their list presides over that session, "in accordance with the laws of Montenegro and the rules of procedure of the Budva Municipal Assembly", because he is the oldest councilor.
"Vijesti" has unofficially confirmed that Medigović has submitted his resignation and that it is with Jovanović, who can submit it to the parliamentary service at any time, which will forward it to the Municipal Election Commission, and the next candidate from this group's list will be appointed in his place.
The new coalition of the political trio Jovanović - Odžić - Radjenović claims that it has a solution for their councilor to chair the session on February 11th.
Blazo Radjenovic (URA) confirmed to "Vijesti" that they have two councilors on their list who are older than Krsto Rađenović, and that one of them will preside.
With Medigović's departure, Odžić has one more vote of support. Medigović is the only one of the nine councilors of "Budva Our City" who did not sign the proposal to appoint Odžić as the head of parliament.
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