No reason to change Belgrade ruling majority, mayor says

DS's response is kinda stupid. A coalition change has not much to do with citizens will, as citizens voted for those parties and there is proportional representation. If there was change at the national level, there may very well be change at the local level, it's simple logic. The problem is that Belgrade is a big cow for milking... and DS wants to continue doing that... as do other parties.

"We function as a an authority and I do not see any reason why anybody would now in any way change something that was very clearly citizens’ will,” Đilas stressed."

Well, simple like that: We all know that the new Serbian government made up of SPS and SNS thinks that this new coalition must be implemented on all levels of government. They don't care for local self administration and previously arranged local coalitions and agreements, they only want to implement their stooges as mayors in all towns and cities where it's possible. This system they probably learned from Putin.

"If there was change at the national level, there may very well be change at the local level, it's simple logic. "
(Lazar, 9 November 2012 15:54)

That's a simple logic, indeed. It makes no sense. In normal democracies, local/regional coalitions and government are independent from the state level. In Serbia it seems to be different.

The thing is that Belgrade is a really big place ya know. So, it makes sense that the ruling government coalition is the ruling local coalition too in this place. And I say that only because Belgrade is so big, such a huge thing in comparison to other towns. Everything else is tiny compared to Belgrade... so ask yourself where does a disproportionate amount of money and things go? That will answer why it makes sense that the national government coalition also is reflected in what is by far the biggest city in the country.

DS's response is kinda stupid. A coalition change has not much to do with citizens will, as citizens voted for those parties and there is proportional representation. If there was change at the national level, there may very well be change at the local level, it's simple logic. The problem is that Belgrade is a big cow for milking... and DS wants to continue doing that... as do other parties.

"If there was change at the national level, there may very well be change at the local level, it's simple logic. "
(Lazar, 9 November 2012 15:54)

That's a simple logic, indeed. It makes no sense. In normal democracies, local/regional coalitions and government are independent from the state level. In Serbia it seems to be different.

"We function as a an authority and I do not see any reason why anybody would now in any way change something that was very clearly citizens’ will,” Đilas stressed."

Well, simple like that: We all know that the new Serbian government made up of SPS and SNS thinks that this new coalition must be implemented on all levels of government. They don't care for local self administration and previously arranged local coalitions and agreements, they only want to implement their stooges as mayors in all towns and cities where it's possible. This system they probably learned from Putin.

The thing is that Belgrade is a really big place ya know. So, it makes sense that the ruling government coalition is the ruling local coalition too in this place. And I say that only because Belgrade is so big, such a huge thing in comparison to other towns. Everything else is tiny compared to Belgrade... so ask yourself where does a disproportionate amount of money and things go? That will answer why it makes sense that the national government coalition also is reflected in what is by far the biggest city in the country.