The leader of the list "Stevan Katić - We Know Each Other by Deeds" Stevan Katić, the leader of the list "Novska lista - Our city, our ship!" Miloš Konjević and the leader of the list "For the future of Herceg Novi and Boka (New Serbian Democracy, Democratic People's Party, True Montenegro and United Montenegro) Ivan Otović signed an agreement today on post-election coalition cooperation and the constitution and exercise of power in Herceg Novi.
As announced by the local administration, the signatories of the agreement agree that local government in Herceg Novi is constituted, organized and exercised in accordance with the basic principles: establishing a democratic, accountable government; respecting the principles of legality and the rule of law; exercising local government in the interest of all citizens; affirming the principles of publicity and transparency in the work of local government; affirming the principles of depoliticization of local self-government; insisting on zero tolerance towards corruption at the local level; exercising citizens' rights to local self-government based on the principles of the European Charter on Local Self-Government; affirming the civic, tourist, historical and cultural values of Herceg Novi.
The agreement defines that the first list by the number of mandates won will be awarded the position of Mayor, the second the position of President of the Assembly, and the third the position of Vice-President of the Municipality.
At the first constitutive session of the Herceg Novi Municipal Assembly, attended by 32 out of 35 councilors, Miloš Konjević was elected as the new president of the local parliament with 23 votes in favor, nine abstentions and one vote against. He served as the vice president of the municipality in the previous two terms.
This officially ended the mandates of the current Municipal Assembly President Ivan Otović and Vice President Dragana Stanišić.
Miloš Konjević took the oath, and then thanked for the trust shown in him that after his fifth election as a councilor, he would find himself at the head of what he said was a sacred home for him, according to a statement on the Municipality's website.
"I entered this hall in 2012 with the greatest respect and sense of responsibility, remembering the great men who led our city in the past. At that time, I represented the first, historic, mandate of a local party, which is experiencing a new, historic day today, because the first person to be elected as the Municipal Assembly member was elected from its ranks. In thirteen years of work as a councilor in the local parliament and as a vice president in cooperation with the local parliament, I have experienced everything - government and opposition, praise and criticism, peaceful but also stormy debates," said Konjević.
As he pointed out, his goal as president is to make the Municipal Assembly a place of democratic dialogue and making the best decisions for the citizens of Herceg Novi.
"My goal is for the voice of citizens to be heard more and louder, and this will only happen if we take our duties seriously and if we open the doors of this house, and our councilors' clubs, to all the people of Novi. Finally, I promise you all that as the President of the Assembly, I will work hard and that I will work honestly. I promise that I will always and everywhere be a worthy representative of the city that I love most in the world. I owe that to all of you who have given me trust. I owe that to all the people of Novi. We all owe that to our children and the generations to come. Long live Herceg Novi," said Konjević.
At today's session, chaired by Nebojša Kaluđerović, the oldest councilor of the new convocation of the local parliament, the Report of the Herceg Novi Municipal Election Commission on the elections held on April 13, in which 35 councilors were elected, was also adopted.
Based on the election materials, it was determined that: a total of 25.603 voters were registered on the electoral roll; 12.879 voters voted at polling stations; 312 voters voted outside polling stations, i.e. by mail; a total of 13.191 voters voted; 25.603 ballots were received; 12.412 ballots were not used; 13.191 ballots were used; there were 251 invalid ballots; there were 12.940 valid ballots.
In the April elections, the list led by Katić won 12 seats, the Novi List 10 seats, and the list "For the Future of Herceg Novi and Boka" and the Democratic Party of Socialists five seats each.
The European Union, URA and the Civic Movement "Idemooo!" each won one mandate.
The Bokeški Forum and the SNP remained below the threshold.
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