During today’s session of the Novi Sad City Assembly, where the dismissal of Mayor Milan Đurić was being discussed, a large group of citizens gathered in front of the Assembly and at one point tried to enter and occupy the city parliament. A serious clash with the police ensued, and one young man had his head injured.
An extraordinary session of the Novi Sad City Assembly, discussing the dismissal of Mayor Milan Đurić due to the unprecedented tragedy at the Railway Station, began today at 10 am. Several incidents occurred immediately after the start of the session, and at one point, citizens gathered in front of the City Hall and tried to enter.
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One young man had his cheekbone broken in a clash with the police who then took him into the parliament building and took him upstairs.
As provincial MP Radivoje Jovović told N1, citizens want to enter the city assembly and free it, since Đurić refused to resign.
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The presiding officer, Dina Vučinić, stated that Mayor Milan Đurić remains in this position. 25 councilors voted for the dismissal of Milan Đurić, while 48 councilors voted against. The session ended, and applause erupted from the councilors in the assembly hall.
Mayor Milan Đurić addressed the councilors before the vote.
“We are close to the beginning of the vote of confidence in the mayor, deputy mayor, and City Council. You asked for an extraordinary session, you got it. You didn’t prepare much, even the proposer has a little less than four minutes on your proposal, but okay. I think we prepared ourselves perfectly, and you didn’t expect that,” he said and then added:
“Your sole intention is to forcibly enter and then forcibly and coercively seize power. You are only interested in coming to power in this way, not through elections.”
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