On November 15 this year, the citizens of Visoko had the opportunity to vote in the local elections for mayor and councilors in the municipality.
There were various candidates on the list of candidates from the current parties in the area of the city of Visoko. There were also three Roma candidates on the two-party list, and according to unofficial results, none of them entered the city hall as councilors.
At one of the debates, the candidate for mayor of Visoko, Dario Pekic, emphasized that it is very important to have candidates from different nationalities on his list, where two representatives of the Roma community were also present. He stressed that through his SDA party, those candidates, if they enter, will fight for the interests of their community.
He noted that the list includes Melina Pirija, who will present the local Action Plan for solving the problems of the Roma community, such as housing issues, health, education and employment.
"Among other proposed action plans was the initiative to allocate funds for the legalization of land and buildings in the Roma community." Unfortunately, none of the Roma community was included in the list of councilors.
