Jelena Trivić, who was a candidate for the president of the Republika Srpska, strongly started to form a new party. Until recently, the comrades-in-arms are still angry, the largest number of people who approach Trivić are members of other opposition parties. Is a new disintegration of the opposition in RS in order?
Jelena Trivić is officially no longer a member of the PDP. According to party leader Branislav Borenović, the vice-president of the party informed him about leaving. Before that, she formed a new party, the People’s Front.
And together with her belongings, in a very short time she took away a large part of the membership from the PDP, as well as from some other opposition parties and movements. A few days ago, the entire city committee of the PDP from Trebinje stood by her, which is not to the liking of the leader of that party.
“If any political activities will lead us to revolve around the same opposition circle and will not bring new votes and new political value in order to overthrow the regime, then the question arises whether it was in vain,” says Borenović.
Trivić, for now, communicates with the public only through social networks, where he publishes materials from meetings with new members.
“This idea of the People’s Front was not adopted overnight, but for a certain period a group of people thought about it and we put the dice together,” said Trivić.
He does not yet reveal who these people are. It is evident, however, that individuals who have already won mandates entered the People’s Front. Draško Stanivuković calls on PDP councilors who are transferring to Jelena Trivić to respect the so-called moral contract, which they signed before the election, and to return their mandates to the party.
“Each councilor on the PDP list, of which we have documentation and photographs, and the respected councilor herself announced it, signed a moral contract. It says that if they decide to change the political organization, they will give up their mandate,” says Stanivuković.
For political analysts, the transition of opposition cadres to Jelena Trivić’s party is expected, given that there are a large number of dissatisfied members in those parties. Nevertheless, the transfer of one SNSD councilor from Mrkonjić-Grad shows that Trivić is also playing on those dissatisfied with the ruling structures.
“It is clear to everyone that, if this regime is to be overthrown, then a new value is needed, that is, people from the government who will support it, but also primarily the electorate who will show their trust in the newly formed party,” says political analyst Stefan Blagić.
Blagić adds that morality has always been questionable when political personnel move from one party to another, especially when it comes to people who have mandates. However, he adds that regardless of the dissatisfaction within the opposition parties, it would not be good if those parties were further dispersed.
