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Jovicevic gives up; Brkovic and Tadic-Mijovic opposition’s presidential candidates?

Andrija Jovicevic, former minister of police, will likely reject Democratic Front’s (DF) offer to be presidential candidate, CdM learns. On the other hand, potential presidential candidates of the civic opposition include author Balsa Brkovic and Milka Tadic-Mijovic.

DF officials discussed presidential candidacy with Jovicevic two days ago, but Jovicevic said that it was too late to run for president now and that “it was not right moment because all current developments”.

A CdM’s source claims that Jovicevic has not yet announced his final position, but that he is closer to the decision to refuse than to accept the presidential candidacy.

“There is a fear that the entire opposition will not stand behind Jovicevic, because some members of the civic opposition have already announced they will not support him. So he does not want to enter the race unless he has support from all sides,” CdM’s source claims.

Civic opposition is also thinking about a presidential candidate it will suggest to DF. Author Balsa Brkovic is mentioned as one of the potential ones.

The civic opposition is trying to agree on the common presidential candidate, but it will not be that smooth. Social Democratic Party is said to be one of the obstacles.

“We are talking, we are negotiating. It goes well, but there are also obstacles. SDP has stances that do not match the rest of the civic opposition. SDP proposes candidates for which the rest of the civic opposition is sure that they have no chance. They even suggest people who do not want to get involved in the presidential race. SDP does not want to even negotiate with DF on a common candidate. We hope that we will overcome this and that we will find a solution and come out with one candidate, supported by all the opposition,” CdM’s source said.

Today’s print media, referring to sources from the opposition, say that a part of the civic opposition, led by SDP, proposed Milka Tadic-Mijovic as common presidential candidate, whereas DF favours Andrija Jovicevic.

Tadic-Mijovic has not accepted to be a candidate yet. CdM’s source claims that she is not willing to enter the presidential race, but that the leaders of the civic opposition are trying to convince her to accept.

According to information CdM obtained from DF, it will not be easy either. The decision to accept Tadic-Mijovic has to be made by the alliance’s presidency. However, a number of its members do not want to support Tadic-Mijovic.

Yesterday’s civic opposition meeting in Podgorica was attended by the leaders of Demos Miodrag Lekic, SDP Ranko Krivokapic, Socialist People’s Party (SNP) Vladimir Jokovic and the URA Civic Movement Dritan Abazovic, as well as the representative of the Democrats Danilo Saranovic. Allegedly, Vanja Calovic-Markovic was also proposed at the meeting, but that Krivokapic’s initiative was rejected, since the MANS executive director earlier rejected such a proposal.

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