Hungarian party leaves city council
The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) left the Subotica city executive authorities on Monday.
Tuesday, 19.01.2010.
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The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) left the Subotica city executive authorities on Monday. Party leader Istvan Pastor, unhappy with the adoption of decisions on the City Council, offered at the City Assembly session the resignations of SVM councilors, after which they left the session. Hungarian party leaves city council After this, the remaining 46 councilors voted in a decision to reconstruct the City Council, and reduce the number of its members from ten to eight, in this way merging two departments that used to belong to SMV. Pastor accused the Democratic Party (DS) of violating a coalition agreement, saying this was not a rationalization but a “political sneak attack” and stressing that the previous coalition agreement was not changed, which will have “far-reaching consequences”. Subotica Mayor Sasa Vucinic denied that this was a political showdown, saying it was honoring the electoral choice of the citizens, the majority of whom voted for this coalition and its readiness to make the town function by taking on responsibility, “rather than by making rotten compromises”.
Hungarian party leaves city council
After this, the remaining 46 councilors voted in a decision to reconstruct the City Council, and reduce the number of its members from ten to eight, in this way merging two departments that used to belong to SMV.Pastor accused the Democratic Party (DS) of violating a coalition agreement, saying this was not a rationalization but a “political sneak attack” and stressing that the previous coalition agreement was not changed, which will have “far-reaching consequences”.
Subotica Mayor Saša Vučinić denied that this was a political showdown, saying it was honoring the electoral choice of the citizens, the majority of whom voted for this coalition and its readiness to make the town function by taking on responsibility, “rather than by making rotten compromises”.
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