Photo: Sava Radovanović/TanjugThe President of the People's Party, Vuk Jeremic, has not been in public for a long time. On the other hand, during the "Serbia against violence" protest and his performances in the Serbian Parliament, NS Vice President Miroslav Aleksić came to the fore. Now he is announcing his candidacy for party president
The vice-president of the People's Party, Miroslav Aleksić, announced that he will run for president of this party if, as he says, the committees from Serbia ask him to do so.
"We will see, we have a regular assembly on October 22." I will run for president of the People's Party if the committees from Serbia ask me to do so," Aleksić said in the show "Impression of the Week" on Nova S television.
Portal Nova.rs wrote that in previous months, a certain number of committees of the People's Party requested that the issue of electing the president be raised at the extraordinary session of the party assembly, and this was confirmed by Aleksić.
"A certain number of committees from Serbia expressed a request that we do it earlier because of the upcoming elections." We made an agreement that the regular election assembly would be held a little earlier. And it will be, and I'm sure it will take place in a democratic atmosphere," Aleksić pointed out.
Asked whether it was the wrong moment for divisions in the party when his party colleagues state that "this is a shot in the back of Vuk Jeremic on Vidovdan" and whether he has the support of the other party vice-president Borislav Novaković, Aleksić replied: "I have a problem that the views of some colleagues they more often coincide with the views of the government than with the opposition. Mr. Novaković said what he said and he has the right to his opinion, and I have no problem with that. I stand for pluralism of opinion, debate, democracy. I don't see how it's such a sin that it should be considered a shot in the back."
Support of Borislav Novaković
A few days ago, Borislav Novaković told the newspaper "Nova" that it is logical for the party to have several candidates for each position, including for the position of party president.
"The job of the president is to unite and not to divide." His personal rating cannot be below the party rating. With his reputation, he must bring, not take away, the votes of voters. He must encourage, not slow down, the work of the party. In that sense, I have no dilemma. Therefore, if he decides to run, Miroslav Aleksić will have my maximum support," said Novaković.
He believes that Aleksić "became one of the most influential deputies in the Serbian parliament, but also one of the most recognizable opposition politicians", and that "even though he is not formal, he is the de facto leader of the People's Party, because leadership is not brought about by the position you perform, but by support that you have in the people".
Novaković stated that on October 22, at the request of two thirds of the board, the Electoral Assembly of the NS will be held in Serbia.
Aleksić himself said that the People's Party is a democratic organization that does not want to have "an emperor, a king, someone like the one we have in the country, Aleksandar Vučić", and that he is fighting for changes in the country, and that everything else is "theirs internal party stories".
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