DS needs to change, official says

BELGRADE Democratic Party (DS) Presidency member Bozidar Djelic has stated that changes in the party are necessary. He stressed that any attempt to prevent the changes could lead to the breakup of the DS. DS needs to change, official says Ahead of the DS Main Board session on September 8, Djelic told daily Blic that the session should allow the party election to be held by the end of the year. “Challenges in our country are so big that it would be useful for the DS to refresh and strengthen the legitimacy of all its organs and prepare for being in the opposition,” he was quoted as saying. “The Main Board should set a date for the election that would allow such changes. We have been waiting for a long time that all our members have the right to vote and not only delegates of the municipal boards. I think it is time for the democratic step that will strengthen the ties between the top and the base. I will advocate it at the session on Saturday,” Djelic noted. When asked whether some changes would be made on Saturday, he said that he hoped that “the session will be a beginning of changes in the party”. Bozidar Djelic (FoNet, file) Blic

DS needs to change, official says

Ahead of the DS Main Board session on September 8, Đelić told daily Blic that the session should allow the party election to be held by the end of the year.

“Challenges in our country are so big that it would be useful for the DS to refresh and strengthen the legitimacy of all its organs and prepare for being in the opposition,” he was quoted as saying.

“The Main Board should set a date for the election that would allow such changes. We have been waiting for a long time that all our members have the right to vote and not only delegates of the municipal boards. I think it is time for the democratic step that will strengthen the ties between the top and the base. I will advocate it at the session on Saturday,” Đelić noted.

When asked whether some changes would be made on Saturday, he said that he hoped that “the session will be a beginning of changes in the party”.