Mayor Vraneš considers independent run as party tensions rise
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Local politics in Pljevlja is threatening to spill over into the national stage as Mayor Dario Vraneš reportedly weighs an independent election bid. The move follows reports of tensions within the New Serbian Democracy party, where high-ranking officials have offered public support to the veteran politician Miodrag Lekić.
The government is balancing its diplomatic calendar against a darkening economic outlook. While the country has assumed the presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers for the first time, domestic economists warn that the proposed salary increases in the 'Euro Model' program may simply accelerate inflation. Professor Vasilije Kostić noted that pensioners remain the most exposed as suppliers prepare to raise flour prices on Monday.
The political ghosts of the previous decade have reappeared as former President Milo Đukanović claimed the 'destructive force' of the 2020 election failed to ruin the country. The current president’s cabinet replied that the world did not stop existing when Mr Đukanović left power. Meanwhile, police arrested a suspect accused of using a string of American bank cards to drain cash from ATMs across the country.