Until recently, member of the Main Committee (GO) of the Socialist People's Party (SNP) Radisav Nikic, will appeal to the Statutory Commission of that party against the decision to dismiss him from all positions in it.
Nikić confirmed this to "Vijesti" yesterday, saying that his appeal is in the process of being drafted.
The newspaper has learned unofficially that Nikić, intending to address the Statutory Commission, asked the SNP to provide him with "complete information" about the vote at the electronic session of the Governing Board at which he was dismissed. He demanded that the party provide him with the exact number of Governing Board members who voted for or against his dismissal, their names and surnames, as well as information about the total number of Governing Board members.
In addition, Nikić requested that the SNP submit to him an act regulating the manner and procedure for determining the liability of a party member.
The SNP's general meeting was held last Wednesday (June 11), at the proposal of the party's leader. Vladimir Joković, removed Nikić from all positions at an electronic session, and dissolved the Herceg Novi party committee.
The former first person of the SNP in Herceg Novi Milan Jancic, submitted an appeal to the Statutory Commission at the end of last week, requesting a review of the decisions from the electronic session of the General Assembly.
He cited the claims of members of the local government from Kolašin and Kotor as the reason for the appeal, Milan Bulatović i Djordje Racic, who claimed in the media that someone had abused their votes, that is, that they had not exercised that right, and that they were listed as those who had declared themselves at the electronic session.
Jančić claims that several colleagues informed him that they did not declare themselves as stated in the listing.
"I would like to emphasize that Article 192 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro clearly defines as a criminal offense the act of publishing false voting results, which, if confirmed, threatens the integrity and legality of the work of the party itself," he said.
After the electronic session of the Governing Board, the SNP said that over 75 percent of the members of that body voted to dissolve the Herceg Novi committee and expel Nikić. They stated that the committee in Novi was dissolved because its work so far "was not in line with the party's policies and values", which, they say, was particularly reflected in the latest results in the local elections, when the SNP was left without a census for the first time in that municipality. As for Nikić, they stated that he was dismissed "because he grossly violated the democratic principles on which the SNP's activities are based".
A few days ago, Joković did not want to comment for "Vijesti" on the claims of some SNP members that someone voted on their behalf at the electronic session of the Civic Platform.
Nikić's dismissal and the dissolution of the Herceg Novi board followed a stormy session of the Civic Council held in Podgorica on June 6. "Vijesti" reported a day later, citing a source who attended the Civic Council session, that the gathering had seen arguments and assaults between Civic Council members, and that the session had only resumed after, as the interviewee said, the intervention of some SNP officials who called for a reduction in tensions and reconciliation.
Another source claimed that there was "argumentation" at the session, that it was "inappropriate", but that "it wasn't a terrible drama".
"At the end (of the session), Joković took the floor and provoked the members who warned him about his poor work. There was talk that the upcoming Congress should not be held in Podgorica, that it should not be open to the public, that there should be no guests, that the number of delegates should be reduced...", the source said.
According to unofficial information from "Vijesti", Joković had a verbal confrontation with Nikić at the meeting.
The SNP leader told the newspaper after the GO session that there was a “verbal exchange” at the meeting, but no physical incidents. He claimed that the session had been going smoothly until “a man who writes from fake profiles (on social media)” started making remarks, which, he added, provoked a reaction from other GO members who responded to him, after which an “exchange of words” ensued.
This session of the General Assembly was held in anticipation of the organization of the SNP Congress, which was announced for August. The candidacy for the first person of the SNP has so far been announced by the vice president of the party. Dragoslav ŠcekićThe possibility of being his opponent was not ruled out by Joković, who was given the "green light" by the SNP Statutory Commission in early April to run for a third term.
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