Ahead of tomorrow's constituent session of the Budva parliament, member of the Main and Municipal Boards of the Civic Movement URA, and the leader of the list in the 2022 elections and a councilor in the previous convocation of the Budva parliament, Ivan Ivanović, resigned from his position as a councilor, dissatisfied with the decision for that party to be part of the political arrangement concluded with the list "Budva our city" and the European Union, with the support of the Democratic Party of Socialists.
Ivanovic told "Vijesti" that this does not mean that he is taking anyone's side.
URA won one mandate in the November elections.
"I am against an alliance with both Nikola Jovanović and Mladen Mikijelj, and also with DPS. As long as that party does not apologize to the citizens of Budva for everything it has done, I am against an alliance with them, even though I have several godfathers and friends in DPS who I have a high opinion of and appreciate everything they do," emphasized Ivanovic.
"As the second on the GP URA Budva list in the last November elections and as someone who was supposed to take the council seat after the resignation of the list leader Blaža Radjenović, I would like to inform the public that I am resigning from the position of councilor, as well as to inform them of the reasons," Ivanovic said in a statement submitted to "Vijesti".
As he emphasized, the municipal board of URA made a decision to support the platform for the city's exit from the crisis, which it concluded with the European Union and the list "Budva our city - Nikola Jovanović".
"I believe that the citizens of Budva have made it clear to the Civic Movement URA, as the political entity that received the fewest votes in the last elections, that for some reason they do not support such local politics. They have opted for other options, which is legitimate and should be respected, and therefore leave those who received the largest number of votes and mandates in the Municipal Assembly to find a way out of this situation," emphasized Ivanović.
According to him, "there is no need for URA to enter into alliances and coalitions with anyone who, neither politically nor ideologically, has any points of contact with the policies that URA has advocated since its founding."
"There are no functions that can justify this and I see no reason for URA to pull 'chestnuts out of the fire' that others have lit with the slightest support. We all know each other in Budva, but we are witnesses that there is no barrier in politics today, someone will say, here's this guy who changes parties, he's a moralist. It's true, I change, but I always stick to my principles, I don't give up on them, and I clearly state my position and criticism when I think it's necessary," Ivanovic pointed out.
Ivanovic assessed that as someone who has a developed opinion on the events in Budva, he does not want to "roll in a political whirlpool that has no perspective."
"So many insults and harsh words have been uttered in the previous period, and so many humiliating requests to keep their seats, that I would be ashamed to support the actors of these events. And I would like to tell the citizens of Budva not to protest and not to rebel against what is happening to us in the city, because they are the ones who supported all of this to the greatest extent. As we can see, sometimes bitter enemies can easily become best friends, just as sometimes brothers in everything can easily turn their weapons against each other. In such a situation, it would be best for the URU to remain honorably in opposition, to point out the mistakes of all political parties, and to greet the early local elections, which I am sure will certainly happen, clean. Then ask the citizens to support those who did not deceive them. Everyone has the right to their own political path, and time will show who worked in the interests of the city. I remained in the minority regarding these decisions on the municipal board, I accept the position of the majority, but I distance myself from it because I believe it is wrong," said Ivanovic.
He said that he remains a member of the GP URA, but that he does not want to participate in the division of functions and the formation of alliances and coalitions.
"I believe that the time will come when, due to their lack of political experience, my colleagues will realize their mistake and put URA back on the right track," concluded Ivanovic.
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