DPS Žabljak: Citizens suffer damage due to conflicts between local government officials

The lack of a quorum for the Žabljak Municipal Assembly session, which is occurring continuously, is an obvious reflection of the deep conflict between government officials, the Durmitor Initiative and the Democrats, as a result of which only the city and its citizens suffer, the municipal board of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Žabljak assessed.

"The fact is that for those who hold power in Žabljak today, personal and party interests are above the interests of the city, and that their seats are more important than anything else, so they see nothing objectionable in the fact that, due to the inability to reach an agreement on directorial positions, they are politically blocking the local Assembly and preventing the making of decisions important for Žabljak - in the middle of the summer tourist season, no less," the Žabljak DPS statement states.

They add that it is clear to every well-intentioned person that Žabljak lives off the summer and winter tourist seasons, so the question arises as to who will bear responsibility for the consequences that tourism and the economy are suffering today, because for some, the fight for dominance in the number of leadership positions at the local level is more important than ensuring the conditions for a successful season, especially when we take into account the striking fact that parts of the Municipality remain without water every day.

"Everything that is happening in Žabljak confirms what we have been continuously emphasizing - that without the Democratic Party of Socialists there is no stable government, and without a stable government there is no smooth functioning of the Municipality, which is a condition for development and progress," the statement concludes.