From garages full of cars to arsenals of weapons: What assets do Montenegrin municipal leaders own?

Asset records for last year show that six municipal leaders reported owning weapons.

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Municipal leaders own pistols and rifles (illustration), Photo: Shutterstock
Municipal leaders own pistols and rifles (illustration), Photo: Shutterstock
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On average, Montenegrin municipal leaders earned between 1.100 and 1.800 euros per month last year, some of them own weapons, and some are repaying several loans.

This is shown by data from their asset records, available on the website of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK).

Mayor of Podgorica Saša Mujović (Europe Now Movement - PES) was elected to that position at the end of December last year, so his file contains data from the time he held the position of Minister of Energy in the Government. Milojko Spajić (PES). Based on the performance of that function, he earned around 22.000 euros last year, and based on his membership in the Privatization and Capital Projects Council, 5.390 euros.

He has a 25 percent stake in a 34 square meter apartment. He has 9.000 euros in his checking account, as well as shares in the companies HTP “Boka”, Institut “Simo Milošević”, Izbor Bar, Jugooceanija Kotor, and Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem.

His wife Danijela She is the owner of GP “Couture Center”. She owns a 42 square meter apartment, and inherited meadows, pastures and forests. She drives an “Audi Q5”.

President of the Municipality of Bar Dušan Raičević (Democratic Party of Socialists - DPS) last year received a salary of 1.575 euros. He owns a 71-square-meter apartment and has 20 percent of the 167-square-meter pasture he inherited. He owns three cars and is a part-owner of a company. He has about 9.000 euros in his accounts and a term savings deposit of 20.041 euros.

His wife Cherry She earned around 1.198 euros per month at the Bar Tourist Organization. She drives an Audi Q3.

Leader of Nikšić Marko Kovacevic (New Serbian Democracy - NSD) last year received a salary ranging from 1.386 to 1.483 euros. He owns an 800-square-meter meadow and a Renault Megane car. He allocates 25.000 euros for the monthly loan installment of 587 euros.

YOU RETURN WITHOUT PROPERTY IN YOUR NAME

The first man of Pljevlja Dario Vranes (NSD) earned 2024 euros per month in 1.350. He has no registered movable or immovable property in his name.

His wife Marija As a pharmacist at the General Hospital in Pljevlja, she earned 590 euros, and she also owns a Polo car.

Mayor of Cetinje Nikola Đurašković (Social Democratic Party) earned between 1.314 and 1.409 euros per month. As the president of the census commission, he earned 1.155 euros. He has a 112-square-meter apartment that he acquired through purchase and inheritance. He repays two loans totaling 65.000 euros. He drives a Volkswagen Polo.

Mayor of Danilovgrad Aleksandar Grgurović Last year he earned 16.181 euros based on salary, winter allowance, daily allowance for business trips... His salary varied from 1.269 to 1.358 euros.

He earned 1.155 euros from membership in the census commission, 805 euros in damages, and 800 euros from the company.

Owner of three vehicles: Aleksandar Grgurović
Owner of three vehicles: Aleksandar Grgurovićphoto: Jelena Jovanović

He has a 25 percent share of the inherited business premises, outbuildings and yard, and a smaller share of several thousand square meters of forests, pastures and meadows. He owns three vehicles: a “Volkswagen”, a “Nissan” passenger car and a “Kedi” cargo vehicle.

His wife Jelena is the owner of a 60 square meter apartment, for which she repays a housing loan of 48.000 euros. She earned 7.640 euros at the Clinical Center of Montenegro last year, and she also has a 100 percent share in the ownership of a company.

Head of the Herceg Novi municipality Stevan KaticStevan Katic (Democrats) earned 1.389 euros per month in that position. As president of the municipal census commission, he earned 1.155 euros, and from tourism activities, 8.000 euros.

He owns a 95-square-meter apartment and a Nissan Qashqai. He pays off his mortgage in monthly installments of 240 euros. He owns 665 shares in Plantaže and 200 shares each in the Montenegrin Electric Distribution System and the Simo Milošević Institute.

His wife Sandra She earned 1.951 euros per month at an insurance company. She drives a “Citroen C3”.

The first man of Šavnik Jugoslav Jakić (DPS) received a salary of 1.246 to 1.367 euros last year, and an additional 1.155 euros as the president of the census commission. Last year, he earned 17.323 euros from agricultural subsidies, 1.636 from the sale of honey, and 800 euros from the sale of personal weapons. He owns four weapons.

Owns four weapons: Jugoslav Jakić
Owns four weapons: Jugoslav Jakićphoto: Svetlana Mandić

His wife Jelena She earned 16.800 euros from her salary and 330 euros from additional work. She owns a 73-square-meter apartment. She repays a consumer loan of 5.952 euros and a co-debtor loan with her husband of 26.675 euros.

AND ĆULAFIĆ ARMED

President of the Municipality of Ulcinj Genzi Nimanbeg (Forca), who has held that position since May last year, earned around 23.000 euros from that and his position as a councilor in the local parliament. The highest salary he received last year was in the first five months, 1.748 euros.

With a 50 percent share, he owns an inherited 140 square meter house, and has about 3.000 square meters of orchard.

His wife Vahid As a school teacher, council member and other income - she earned 14.180 euros last year. She has term and non-term savings deposits of around 30.000 euros and is repaying a loan of 25.600 euros.

Nimanbegu owns three motor vehicles - "Adriatik", "WV Pasat" and "Medlay Piaggio", and his wife owns two: "Dacia Stepway" and "WV Tiguan".

Leader of Kotor Vladimir Jokic (Democrats) until October last year he earned between 1.318 and 1.413 euros per month, and in October 600 euros. As president of the Kotor Area Management Council, he received 244 euros. He has no registered real estate.

His wife Milica As a municipal councilor, she earned around 7.600 euros last year. She drives a Toyota Aygo.

The first man of Tivat Željko Komnenović (“The People Win”) earned around 20.000 euros last year from salary, winter allowance, chairmanship of the municipal census commission... His salary in the first eight months of last year was 1.459 euros, and then 1.566 euros. He earned 7.150 euros from rent last year, and 2.072 euros from membership in the Commission for the procedure for granting concessions for the right to use the Podgorica and Tivat airports.

He owns a 70-square-meter business space, has a small stake (3,83 percent) in the ownership of the Serbian House in Podgorica and 5.389 shares in the HLT fund. He is repaying a housing loan of 51.590 euros, and his wife Ivana cash of 2.500 euros. He drives a “Skoda Karoq”.

Ivana Komnenovic She earned 12.427 euros last year as a professor at the Music School. She has several thousand square meters of pasture and forest.

President of the Municipality of Andrijevica Željko Ćulafić (Socialist People's Party) earned 2024 euros in that position during 14.455. His salary varied from 1.177 to 1.306 euros, and as a councilor he earned 675 euros (225 per month).

In addition, he had income from agricultural activities: a premium for a pig farm of 2.760 euros and for the purchase of gilts of 1.600 euros, as well as a refund of the premium in the amount of 5.600 euros.

He declared a 27-square-meter business space in the card, four motor vehicles: a 2003 Fiat Ulises, a 2006 Skoda Octavia, a 2001 Land Rover Freelander and a 2000 Daimler Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee, as well as two weapons, a Sako S20 Hunter carbine and a CZ P-10F pistol. Ćulafić acquired the cars and weapons by purchase.

He is the owner of the legal entity DOO “Karamela”, has 48.000 euros in cash, and is repaying a cash loan of 25.000 euros with an installment of 598 euros. His remaining debt is 26.334 euros.

His wife Jelena She earned 5.850 euros last year, and her salary was increased from 450 to 600 euros in October.

BAKIĆ REPAYS THREE LOANS

The first man of Berane Djole Lutovac (PES) took up the position in February of this year, so there is no salary information for 2024. He reported a 2021 Ford Focus vehicle in his file, which he acquired through a gift agreement, and he is repaying two loans, a consumer loan of 5.000 euros (installment of 159 euros, remaining debt of 1.685 euros) and a microloan of 2.100 euros (installment of 123 euros, remaining debt of 1.355 euros).

Leader of Bijelo Polje Petar Smolović (DPS) earned 17.521 euros for performing this function last year, and his salary varied from 1.444 to 1.539 euros. He also received 228 euros in interest for arrears.

As president of the census commission, he earned 1.170 euros, and as a member of the Council for Privatization and Capital Projects, 2.940 euros (income based on membership varied from 490 to 980 euros).

He owns a 61-square-meter apartment and a 12-square-meter garage, acquired through an exchange, a 92-square-meter apartment that he bought, and a quarter of an uncategorized road that he inherited.

He also reported three weapons in his card: the pistols "Zastava CZ99 Luger 9mm" and "Glock 43 9mm", as well as the hunting rifle "Franki Afiniti 12 GA", which he acquired by purchase.

He owns 5.000 shares of the Atlasmont fund, and is repaying two loans, a housing loan of 82.608 euros, with an installment of 558 euros (of which he has 82.587 euros left), as well as a refinancing loan of 98.615 euros (installment of 666 euros, remaining debt 98.591 euros).

President of the Municipality of Kolašin Petko Bakić (Democrats), he received last year from 1.290 to 1.385 euros, and he earned an additional 1.155 euros as the president of the census commission. He owns two houses of 74 and 38 square meters that he inherited, and he owns a third house of 50 square meters with a 80 percent stake. He inherited several thousand square meters of forests, orchards and meadows. He has 20.000 shares in Eurofond and 190 in the Kolašin Ski Resort. He owns two weapons, the “CZ 999” and the “Zastava Arms”.

He is repaying three cash loans totaling 16.500 euros.

His wife Nada She received a salary of 450 to 700 euros, but it was not stated where she was employed.

President of the Municipality of Budva Nikola Jovanovic (“Budva our city”) entered 2024 as the head of the local parliament, and on that basis he earned 11.568 euros (1.446 euros per month), and he received the same salary as the deputy mayor in December. He also earned 3.600 euros (300 euros per month) from councilor fees.

The first man of the tourism capital, who was elected to that position in February this year, inherited half of two forests (total area 6.434 square meters), a field (761 square meters), three houses (22, 27 and 120 square meters), an orchard (5.629 square meters), two auxiliary buildings (16 and 56 square meters), a garden (500 square meters) and an undefined building of 20 square meters, and he owns a 109 square meter apartment that he bought.

He is repaying a housing loan of 70.000 euros (with an installment of 715 euros and a remaining debt of 55.168 euros).

His wife Tijana She owns a 2018 Volkswagen Turan car, which she acquired by purchase.

Leader of the Tuzi Lindon Dzhelaj (Albanian Alternative) earned around 20.000 euros from the municipality last year, and 4.752 euros as an examiner in the examination commission. He owns 5.000 shares in “Trend”.

His wife Arjola As an independent advisor in the municipality, she earned around 9.500 euros last year. They both drive Mercedes Benz cars.

Mayor of Mojkovac Vesko Delic (NSD) received a salary ranging from 1.150 to 1.287 euros last year. He is repaying a consumer loan of 17.000 euros and drives an Audi.

His wife Danijela She received 450 euros per month.

ASANOVIĆ RECEIVED TWO CARS AS A GIFT

Leader of Rožaje Rahman Husovic (Bosniak Party - BS) received 1.643 euros per month last year. He owns a 264-square-meter house and a 450-square-meter plot. He reported having 7.800 euros in cash, repaying a 15.000-euro loan, and owning 5.000 shares in Moneta.

President of the Municipality of Žabljak Radoš Žugić (Durmitorska Iniciativa) received a salary of 1.281 euros last year, while as president of the census commission he earned an additional 1.155 euros.

He owns a 92 square meter house. He pays off a housing loan of 34.317 euros and two consumer loans of around 15.000 euros. He drives a Volkswagen Passat.

His wife Bojana As a pharmaceutical technician, she earned 955 euros per month.

President of the Municipality of Plužine Slobodan Delic (Socialist People's Party) received a salary of 1.217 to 1.304 euros last year, and he earned additional income from fees in the Union of Municipalities (250 euros), from winter food (300 euros), the census commission (1.155 euros), as an associate in the Commission for the publication of the protection audit study (500 euros)...

He owns an 81-square-meter apartment, and with a 50 percent share, he owns an inherited house of 88 square meters, an auxiliary building-ruins of 57, as well as several thousand square meters of forests, meadows, pastures...

He is repaying a housing loan of 50.000 euros, and his wife is repaying a consumer loan of 25.000 euros.

His wife Katarina received 830 euros per month as a nurse. She is a 50 percent owner of a 20 square meter outbuilding, a 500 square meter yard, a 44 square meter outbuilding, as well as meadows and forests. She drives a Mitsubishi.

The weapon part has a carbine.

Leader of Gusinje Sanel Balić (BS) received is 2024 euros per month in 1.273. He owns several thousand square meters of pastures and orchards. He repays a loan of up to 20.000 euros.

His wife Samra As an advisor at the Secretariat for General Administration, she earned 833 euros per month. She drives a 2007 Tiguan.

The first man of the Blue Nihad Canović (Social Democrats) received 1.179 euros in the first nine months of last year, and then 1.260 euros. He earned an additional 2.502 euros from his remuneration for working in the working team for the development strategy for the north of Montenegro. He has 28.924 euros in his current account. He drives an “Audi Q5”.

President of the Municipality of Petnjica Samir Agovic (DPS) earned 1.289 euros per month, a total of 200 euros from membership in the board of directors of the Association of Municipalities, and 1.600 euros from independent activities.

He has a 108-square-meter house that he inherited, a 74-square-meter apartment that he acquired by purchase, as well as several thousand square meters of forests, meadows, orchards... He has 5.000 euros in cash, as well as 220 shares each in Jugopetrol and HTP Ulcinjska rivijera.

He owns a “CZ M 70 A” pistol, as well as a “Golf 5” vehicle.

President of the Municipality of Zeta Mihailo Asanović (Democratic People's Party), In the first nine months of last year, he received 1.259 euros, and then 1.340 euros.

He earned 16.500 euros from farming. He received two cars as gifts and is repaying a consumer loan of 15.000 euros.

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