Nikšić: I regret every SDP member, but you can't sit on two chairs

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Members of the SDP who are on the initiative board of the new movement are practically sitting on two chairs. I believe that no political party can allow this, and the Main Board will discuss this today.

This was stated today to journalists in Sarajevo by the president of the SDP of BiH, Nermin Nikšić, before the start of the Main Board session of that party.

The Movement for Social Justice and Democracy (SPD) was founded in Sarajevo, among whose founders are some prominent members of the SDP, such as Miro Lazović, Ivo Komšić, as well as the former president of the SDP, Zlatko Lagumdžija. 

The SPD stated that the Movement is not a new political entity in BiH but a platform for the unification of the left in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The SDP, on the other hand, considers it unacceptable for anyone from that party to participate in the creation of such an entity, while Nikšić said that SDP members did not consult with other members of their party when joining the initiative board of that movement.

When asked by journalists if these are prominent SDP members who are now facing expulsion, Nikšić said that such situations harm every political party, including the SDP.

“I regret every SDP member, but there is no political party that can allow its members to sit in two political entities,” Nikšić said.

The session of the SDP Main Board, which will discuss preparations for the party's seventh Congress scheduled for June 8, is being held today at the party headquarters in Sarajevo. 

Members of the Main Board will discuss documents that will be presented at the Congress next month. One of these documents is the amendment to the SDP Statute, introducing the position of deputy party president.