Who is the winner and who is the loser of the local elections that were announced as a turning point? What do the results tell us and how will they affect the functioning of the state government? What lists will the government in Niksic make up? Did the state government take the DPS result as a serious warning?
Guests in the studio:
- Marko Kovačević, For the future of Nikšić
- Momo Koprivica, Peace is our nation - Ne damo Nikšić
FLOW OF THE SHOW
21:45 - Kovačević said that in the elections, the citizens "chose the future, not the past where DPS wants to bury us".
"The people of Nikšić will get a self-government that will solve problems, and not create them like the previous one. After four years, I think we will all have reason to be satisfied," Kovačević said.
21:41 - Koprivica said that "the elections showed the victory of citizens who want freedom and to live without pressure, corruption, discrimination...".
"I think we are getting closer to the democratic world with big steps. The elections sent a clear message that the DPS cannot return to power. It will be in the opposition for a long time. The country needs progressive forces that will be oriented towards results, citizens' rights... It is clear the rise of pro-European forces, the politics of the center... In Nikšić, the introduction of order, legality, where equal chances will be provided for everyone and where we will finally start discussing development projects, is coming," said Koprivica.
21:30 - Koprivica said that the coalitions that are negotiating about the formation of the government in Nikšić "have not spoken a single word about the distribution of functions so far".
21:10 - All confrontations within the parliamentary majority and the parliamentary majority with the Government strengthen the DPS. I think that a more stable relationship between the parliamentary majority and the Government will follow. It is time to dedicate ourselves to public affairs, to the reforms that have been started...", said Koprivica.
21:05 - Kovačević said that the photo of him with the groom that appeared on social networks was taken during a theater performance.
20:58 - "There is no post-election cooperation with DPS, nor will we hold talks with them. We will democratically agree on who will be the president of the municipality. We have opened negotiations and we will resolve all matters. We are people of agreement, at the local level it is easier to agree and very we will quickly present concrete effects to the public," said Koprivica.
20:48 - Kovačević said that the Government did not implement certain reforms "so that the mechanisms of abuse of the DPS that it has in its hands would break out in time".
"The best example of that is the police, who were a tool in the hands of DPS for more than half of the campaign until the beating of our activist, the attack in Župa... after which we got the changes that happened," Kovačević said.
20:45 - Koprivica said that on February 15, Jevto Eraković (DPS) transferred to Nikšić.
"We all know that he has been living in Podgorica for years... If you can see the number of transfers to Nikšić, we could not spread fears on the eve of the elections..." Koprivica said.
20:42 - Koprivica reminded that DPS won 4.000 votes less than in 2017 in the local elections.
"This is a big drop and an indicator of how the people of Nikšić view the effects and character of their exercise of power."
20:34 - Kovačević said that "nothing was decided in Belgrade".
"That statement is not correct. To us, Montenegro is a state, Nikšić is our city, and we take that into account."
20:32 - The holder of the list Peace is our nation - Ne damo Nikšić said that on the eve of the elections in Nikšić, he "noticed propaganda media activity".
Kovačević said "we are not tied to Vučić by an umbilical cord".
"I think that this contributed to the atmosphere of polarization, which could only suit the DPS because there is talk of an endangered state, a nation... And while some collectivities are endangered, there is no mention of the catastrophic effects of local government...", said Koprivica.
20:28 - Koprivica pointed out that the only winners of the election are the citizens of Nikšić.
"None of the coalitions has a reason to be dissatisfied after the local elections," said Koprivica.
20:23 - On the statement that they had 5.000 fewer votes in the local elections, Kovačević said that compared to the parliamentary elections, these "did not have a specific weight".
"Prime Minister Krivokapić supported the second coalition at the local level. That part of the votes went there, Davidović took a part through his movement. When everything is taken into account, we showed that we have a stable and solid core. We showed strength, strength and stability ", said Kovačević.
20:20 - Kovačević said that it was agreed that representatives of the Coalition for the Future of Nikšić, Peace is our Nation and Black and White will meet by the end of the week to agree on the dynamics of the negotiations.
He added that Miodrag Daka Davidović was not invited, but that they wanted to negotiate with partners at the republic level.
20:17 - "These were regular local elections. We had to run a campaign and I want to apologize to every citizen who saw a violation of the measures in some situations. We tried as much as we could to avoid party gatherings," Koprivica said.
He added that his coalition appealed to citizens to celebrate the election results in their homes.
20:15 - Kovačević said that his coalition called on citizens to refrain from celebrating in the streets.
"The victory was long overdue and the citizens wanted to celebrate it. I could not stop it. There are bodies and institutions that need to solve it," Kovačević said.
20:12 - The institutions had 20 years to establish the truth that the man from Nikšić was killed. I was not talking about the illegal concessions of Mićunović. I was talking about the life of a Nikšić resident. Life and peace are key to us. I showed a verdict in your show that is scandalous," said Koprivica.
He added, referring to Branislav Mićunović, that he "no longer dictates the pace of the local government in Nikšić" and that "he will not be able to conclude illegal legal deals".
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