“I express my condolences to the Bandić family. Since it is well known that I am his longtime political opponent, in that sense I am sorry that we will not face off in the upcoming local elections,” Tomašević told a press conference.
At the press conference, Tomašević was supposed to speak about the neglect of public infrastructure and lack of investment in the Staro Trnje neighbourhood, but instead he decided to make a statement about the mayor’s sudden death early on Sunday.
He said he had been shocked by the news, and the last time he saw Bandić, he said, was at a session of the Assembly’s presidency, at which the next session of the City Assembly was discussed.
Then, he said, he spoke with the mayor about how to help citizens whose houses had been so damaged in the earthquake that they had to be demolished and how city companies could help.
Tomašević did not want to answer questions about the late mayor because he thinks that is not appropriate today.
“The political issue in Zagreb is difficult, the problems are big, there will be opportunities to talk about that in the coming days in the campaign,” he added.
