Aleksandar Vucic: I expect uncertain election battle, people know whether or not they now live better
Leader of the "Aleksandar Vucic - United Serbia" election list Aleksandar Vucic spoke today for K1 TV, where he discussed the upcoming parliamentary elections in Serbia.
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"I want to thank the people who supported us in a difficult time, the people who dared to be on the side of the national resistance to an imported revolution, and I am infinitely grateful for that. Those people showed courage unique to anywhere in the world, they managed to oppose very powerful external forces, which have huge money, which is confirmed by the latest article on the Breitbart portal about how USAID continues to finance a revolution and protests in Serbia," Vucic said.
"I'm not talking about that at all. People managed to oppose them and while some blocked the streets, blocked our faculties, our schools, blocked life in Serbia, said that life must stop, called on people to take part in general strikes, others worked diligently, worked hard, raised Serbia, built roads, built railroads that they (protesters) use to come to protests. We built our country, science and technology parks, magnificent clinical centers and changed the face of Serbia," stated Vucic.
He emphasized that even when it comes to the Temple of Saint Sava, by far the largest part was done during the time he was prime minister and president.
"More has been done in the last 14 years for the Temple of Saint Sava, I'm talking about the cost of the works, than in the previous 105 years. And that's what the Church says. We did all the symbols, up to the monument to Stefan Nemanja, to the whole of Belgrade Waterfront and Skyline. We changed the face of the cities, the face of Serbia, we made a successful country that could never boast of a high rate of economic growth, which today is one of the candidates for a leader in Europe, or always among those countries that have the highest growth rate in Europe," said Vucic.
According to him, that does not mean that we live better than the French or Germans, but it means that we are drastically reducing that gap.
"Are we living better? Well, I'll give you some examples, even though it's our habit, almost a sporting activity, to whine and complain. That's how we are. Today, the minimum wage covers significantly more than the minimum consumer basket. This was never the case before. Today, the average wage covers 119 percent, so 20 percent remains in relation to the average consumer basket. So, these are big changes, huge changes," Vucic pointed out.
He reminded that in the past the average salary covered only 60 or 70 percent of the average consumer basket.
"If we lose the election, I will congratulate them on their victory. If we win, nobody will steal that victory. I expect an uncertain fight in the elections. I am competing with myself. I am calm despite the countless problems, everything I had to go through, my family and I and the people who put themselves at the head of the resistance. I am satisfied because we had a clean, honest, fair campaign. All their clips are dark, full of hatred," he added.
"I will give you the exact result after the election on Sunday around half past 10 (pm) at the latest. RIK (Election Commission) will take longer," Vucic said.
(Telegraf.rs)