The recent President of the Assembly of the Capital City, Jelena Borovinić-Bojović, responded to the statement of the Democratic People’s Party (DNP) by Milan Knežević, in which it is stated that she, together with the mayor Saša Mujović, is the main cause of the current crisis in Podgorica.
“The barrage of insults, the flood of untruths and today’s panicked marketing of lies without shame or consideration have only one goal: to cover up the irrefutable fact that the DNP is becoming the voting servant and political handmaiden of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) in Podgorica. This is the basic purpose of their vulgar uproar and the main reason why the DNP decided to overturn the container of untruths on the public. And that is why I am not surprised that in this desperate onslaught, they surrounded themselves, next to me and to my loved ones, even commenting on the photos of my child in which he won first place. As a doctor, I know very well how panic affects people. And I understand where this kind of hysteria comes from,” said Borovinić-Bojović.
She points out that it is no accident that they have taken hold of her earlier metaphor of the spotlight because, she says, they have been illuminated and unmasked.
“When they say that only a “burnt-out bulb” is left of the spotlight, they actually think that the citizens have lost their sight, and that the DNP will manage to draw their attention by performing the Lakrdija show. They won’t. They are not defending Podgorica from the compulsory administration, but DPS. And by order. I am not in the “Bermuda triangle of parties”, but the DNP is torn between the demagogy they sell, the addresses they are superior to, and the factors they owe obedience to. Numerous members of the DNP are victims of such a situation, and that is why more and more people are leaving it,” said Borovinić-Bojović.
She points out that the DNP’s announcements today, not only those addressed to her, but also to others, are the best testimony of the values on which the new majority in Podgorica is being established.
“I could retaliate in a similar way, rudely, crudely, only instead of untruths I would tell the truths, everyday, and about what my family’s attitude was towards the DNP, from my husband to all of us individually, but that would mean that I am stooping to a very low level and accepting the circus and distraction. Instead, I will give the DNP the opportunity to confirm the untruths in court. And the citizens will have to explain why they are still trying to issue performances as a democratic act. They are really worried about Podgorica, you can imagine, and that concern will last as long as the one about Zeta, who they don’t even mention anymore,” said Borovinić-Bojović.
She told them that she will not save herself, hide her own political and moral defeat with untruths and hoaxes about others, nor, as she pointed out, answer the question of confused voters who cannot understand the naked cooperation with yesterday’s opponents.
“If recent political experiences have taught us anything, it is that the politics of incidents and upheavals are short-lived, and that, once the dust settles, only the results remain, and only then can you see who, both in life and in politics and in the profession, worked virtuously, exemplary and conscientiously. And about reputation, personal and professional, credibility and abilities, far from inappropriate tirades and bad humor, are best decided and best recognized by the citizens. Finally, they know best and what I am like, and my whole family,” concluded Borovinić-Bojović.
