CVIJANOVIĆ: I WILL NOT FORM POLITICAL ALLIANCES IN NEW PRESIDENCY, BUT I WILL HAVE COMMON POSITION WITH FILIPOVIĆ

BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 16 /SRNA/ – Željka Cvijanović, the Serb BiH Presidency member, said that she would not form political alliances in the new Presidency convocation, but that she would certainly have a common position with the Croat member, Darijana Filipović.

Cvijanović explained that having a common position means respecting constitutional mechanisms for protecting the constituent peoples, ensuring that no one imposes their will on anyone, preventing one group from dominating another.

“Our positions coincide on these issues. I would not call this an alliance, but rather political deliberation, based on which Filipović and I, as representatives of our parties and citizens, have agreed that these principles will be implemented,” Cvijanović told the Provjereno news portal.

Cvijanović, who is also SNSD deputy leader, stressed that she does not form alliances but, together with the party and coalition, seeks common ground in order to achieve results that serve to protect Republika Srpska.

“We respect the right of others to protect their own rights. There will certainly be no rotten compromises in the BiH Presidency. I know what my policy is and what Republika Srpska expects, as demonstrated in these and previous elections,” Cvijanović said.

She emphasised that the SNSD does not need alliances or rotten compromises, but fair play, adding that the party is willing to participate honourably in such a contest.

She stated that the SNSD and the HDZ BiH have the strongest democratic legitimacy to assume responsibility and shape political processes in BiH.

Cvijanović noted that the SNSD and members of the ruling coalition in Republika Srpska would find solutions aimed at sustaining further progress, increasing salaries, pensions and social benefits, and demonstrating greater care for citizens.

“This is a struggle for Republika Srpska, to show that we are mature politicians who will secure such a future for new generations, because these generations have given us that opportunity through their votes,” Cvijanović said.

She stressed that this is the longest-standing coalition, made up of parties that the SNSD has cooperated with for years and that she was pleased when they jointly established priorities and set aside narrow party interests.

Cvijanović described attempts to intimidate voters with claims about a “two-to-one ratio” in the future composition of the BiH Presidency and the possibility of a pardon for Milorad Dodik as nothing more than ordinary speculation by official Sarajevo.

According to her, such claims demonstrate a lack of a genuine political approach to the problems BiH has been facing.