Branko Blanuša is the Serbian Democratic Party’s candidate for president of the Republika Srpska in the upcoming October general elections – it was confirmed unanimously today at the session of the Serbian Democratic Party’s Main Board.
SDS President Branko Blanuša said after the session that there was a “democratic and working atmosphere” in the party, assessing that the Main Board session had been held in a quality manner.
He emphasized that the SDS is continuing its activities to unite the opposition with the aim of a joint appearance in the general elections in October.
“It is extremely important that we continue the talks. The SDS will continue to be the pillar of gathering all opposition parties and forces that want change, that is, a change of government and victory in the general elections. Only together can we achieve this goal – said Blanuša.
He recalled that an agreement, symbolically called the “Victory Agreement”, was offered to other opposition parties, with the intention of gathering smaller political parties with similar political orientations around it.
Blanuša stated that there was no re-statement on the candidacies at the session of the Main Board, reminding that the party had previously taken a position on this.
“Everything that needed to be answered – I replied. We have decisions from the party bodies, we are continuing the talks and we want a joint appearance of the opposition,” said Blanuša.
As he stated, he distances himself on behalf of the SDS from certain information that appeared in the media before the press conference, emphasizing that they do not represent his official position and the position of the SDS bodies.
The President of the SDS Main Board Jovica Radulović confirmed that the Main Board confirmed the previously made decisions of the party regarding the candidates for the upcoming elections.
“The SDS Main Board supports the joint appearance of all opposition parties and, as a pillar of the opposition, calls for parliamentary unity and unity – said Radulović.
He stated that the agreement offered by the SDS president to the opposition parties was formally accepted and confirmed, expressing the expectation that a positive response from the rest of the opposition would follow after the session.
